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                     AUTHORITY AND RULES OF SENATE
                         COMMITTEES, 2015-2016

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     A COMPILATION OF THE AUTHORITY AND RULES OF SENATE AND JOINT 
                   COMMITTEES, AND RELATED MATERIALS

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                          ROY BLUNT, Chairman

                 COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

                          UNITED STATES SENATE
                          
                          

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                 COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

   ROY BLUNT, Missouri, Chairman
CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York         LAMAR ALEXANDER, Tennessee
DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California         MITCH McCONNELL, Kentucky
RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois          THAD COCHRAN, Mississippi
TOM UDALL, New Mexico                PAT ROBERTS, Kansas
MARK R. WARNER, Virginia             RICHARD SHELBY, Alabama
PATRICK LEAHY, Vermont               TED CRUZ, Texas
AMY KLOBUCHAR, Minnesota             SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West 
ANGUS KING, Maine                    Virginia
                                     JOHN BOOZMAN, Arkansas
                                     ROGER WICKER, Mississippi
      

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                         SENATE RESOLUTION 234

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                             July 29, 2015

          Resolved, That a collection of the rules of the committees of 
        the Senate, together with related materials, be printed as a 
        Senate document, and that there be printed 250 additional 
        copies of such document for the use of the Committee on Rules 
        and Administration.
          Attest:
                                            JULIE E. ADAMS,
                                                       Secretary.  

                                     
                                PREFACE

    In accordance with recent practice, the Senate agreed to 
Senate Resolution 234 of the 114th Congress, which provides 
``[t]hat a collection of the rules of the committees of the 
Senate, together with related materials, be printed as a Senate 
document.'' This document, prepared pursuant to Senate 
Resolution 234, replaces Senate Document No. 113-20, which 
reprinted committee rules for the 113th Congress.
    The Rules Committee's practice of publishing a compendium 
of committee rules furthers the objective reflected in Rule 
XXVI.2 of the Standing Rules of the Senate of providing greater 
access to the rules of Senate committees. Rule XXVI.2 requires 
each Senate committee to adopt rules to govern its procedures. 
Under Rule XXVI.2, committee rules may not be inconsistent with 
the Rules of the Senate, and must be published in the 
Congressional Record at the beginning of each Congress.
    This publication requirement implements a proposal by 
Senator Jacob Javits, which was enacted as part of the 
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970, for ``giving notice to 
all the world as to our procedures and notifying any witness 
who is subpoenaed or otherwise called as to his rights.'' 116 
Cong. Rec. 34948 (1970). In describing the purpose of the 
requirement, Senator Javits stated that ``[t]he public should 
know what the rules are of any committee which subpoenas any 
member of the public, with which any member of the public 
desires to deal, or how he goes about his relations with that 
committee.'' Id. at 34950.
    In section I of this compilation, at pages 3-230, the 
provision of the standing rule or the resolution (or in some 
cases, both) that establishes the jurisdiction or authority of 
each standing, special, and select committee of the Senate is 
reprinted, together with the committee's rules. Persons using 
this compendium should be aware that committees may amend their 
rules during the course of a Congress. Under Standing Rule 
XXVI.2, ``[a]ny amendment to the rules of a committee shall not 
take effect until the amendment is published in the 
Congressional Record.''
    Subcommittees may also have their own supplemental rules. 
In this compendium, the rules of the subcommittees of the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, 
including the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, are 
reprinted at pages 150-156. It is advisable for persons having 
business with subcommittees to check whether they have adopted 
supplemental rules of procedure.
    While most of the authority of committees may be found in 
the Senate standing rules or resolutions establishing 
committees, some committees have significant authority that 
derives from other sources that are not reprinted in this 
volume. For example, the Committee on Rules and Administration 
has authority to issue regulations or take actions under 
diverse statutes, rules, and resolutions regarding such matters 
as (1) payments for official expenses (2 U.S.C. Sec. Sec.  
6314(a), 6314(e), 6503); (2) utilization of the franking 
privilege (39 U.S.C. Sec. Sec.  3210(d)(5), 3216(e)(2)); (3) 
assignment of space in the Senate office buildings (2 U.S.C. 
Sec. Sec.  2021, 2024); and (4) regulation of the Senate Wing 
of the Capitol, including the public and press galleries 
(Standing Rule XXXIII.2).
    The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act (P.L. 110-81) 
amended Standing Rule XXVI to require committees to make 
available a transcript or electronic recording via the internet 
no later than 21 business days after a meeting. The Act also 
subjects congressionally directed spending and related items to 
a point of order unless the chairman of the committee of 
jurisdiction or the Majority Leader certifies that such item 
has been identified, the Senator making the request has been 
named, and information on the item has been publicly available 
on the internet 48 hours before the vote (Senate Rule XLIV).
    In addition to Senate Resolution 338 of the 88th Congress, 
as amended, the Select Committee on Ethics draws authority from 
various statutes, rules, and other resolutions. For example, 
the Ethics Committee has authority to administer within the 
Senate provisions on the receipt of foreign and other gifts to 
Members, officers, and employees (5 U.S.C. Sec. Sec.  7342, 
7353), and provisions on financial disclosure (e.g., id. App.--
Ethics in Government Act of 1978, title I, as amended).
    Section I concludes, at pages 207-230, with Senate 
Resolution 73, the committee funding resolution for the 114th 
Congress.
    Section II, at pages 233-253, sets forth statutes or 
concurrent resolutions creating joint committees and their 
rules. The statutory material that is reprinted here for 
several of the joint committees, such as the Joint Committee on 
the Library and the Joint Committee on Printing, does not cover 
the full authority of those committees, which is set forth in 
various sections of the United States Code.
    Section III, at pages 257-268, includes statutory material 
on the establishment and authority of several Senate or 
congressional entities, other than committees, whose membership 
consists exclusively of either Senators or Members drawn from 
both Houses. In recent years, Congress has created entities 
called commissions, boards, or groups to manage or superintend 
various congressional functions. The Senate Caucus on 
International Narcotics Control is one of the entities whose 
statutory authority appears in this section. Section III does 
not include the entire universe of congressional entities. For 
example, other boards, whose statutory authority is not 
reprinted here, consist not of Members but of officers of the 
Congress, such as the Capitol Police Board and the 
Congressional Accessibility Services Board. In addition, from 
time to time Congress may create special entities, by statute 
or otherwise, to study and report on different issues.
    Section IV, at pages 271-308, reprints statutes, 
resolutions, and standing rules of the Senate that are 
applicable to committee procedures and authorities. This 
compilation collects additional materials, including provisions 
on oaths to witnesses, the payment of witness expenses, the 
criminal and civil enforcement of Senate subpoenas, immunity 
for witnesses, the crimes of perjury, false statement, and 
obstruction of congressional proceedings, obtaining tax return 
information, the preservation and disclosure of Senate records, 
and the authorization of testimony.
    Section V, at pages 311-317, contains authorities relating 
to the consideration of tort claims against Members, officers, 
and employees of the Senate acting within the scope of their 
employment. Under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), the 
United States is liable for money damages caused by the 
negligent or wrongful acts or omissions of federal officials 
and employees acting within the scope of their employment, 
including those in the legislative branch. Pursuant to the 
provisions of the FTCA set forth in section V, whenever tort 
claims are brought against Members, officers, or employees of 
the Senate, the Senate works with the Department of Justice to 
seek, where appropriate, to substitute the United States as the 
defendant. The FTCA also provides for the administrative 
adjustment of tort claims and requires that this remedy be 
pursued before a civil action against the United States for 
money damages caused by the negligence of an employee of the 
federal government may be initiated. In the Senate, the 
administrative process is governed by Senate Resolution 492, 
97th Congress, the text of which is included in section V. 
Senate Resolution 492 provides that administrative tort claims 
against Members, officers, and employees of the Senate may be 
considered and settled by the Sergeant at Arms, with the 
approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration, subject 
to the requirements of the FTCA.
    An acknowledgment is made to Lauren Fournier of the Office 
of Senate Legal Counsel for her assistance in the research and 
preparation of this publication.
                                                 ROY BLUNT, Chairman.  

                            C O N T E N T S

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              I. AUTHORITY AND RULES OF SENATE COMMITTEES

Special Committee on Aging:
                                                                   Page
    Jurisdiction and Authority, S. Res. 4, Sec.  104, 95th Cong., 
      1st Sess. (1977)...........................................     3
    Rules of Procedure, 161 Cong. Rec. S581 (daily ed. Jan. 28, 
      2015)......................................................     4
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry:
    Jurisdiction, Rule XXV.1(a), Standing Rules of the Senate....    11
    Rules of Procedure, 161 Cong. Rec. S578 (daily ed. Jan. 28, 
      2015)......................................................    12
Committee on Appropriations:
Jurisdiction:
        A. Rule XXV.1(b), Standing Rules of the Senate...........    17
        B. S. Res. 445, Sec. Sec. 402, 501, 108th Cong., 2d Sess. 
          (2004).................................................    17
        C. 2 U.S.C. Sec. 4336....................................    18
        D. 2 U.S.C. Sec. 4337....................................    18
    Rules of Procedure, 161 Cong. Rec. S1109 (daily ed. Feb. 25, 
      2015)......................................................    19
Committee on Armed Services:
    Jurisdiction, Rule XXV.1(c), Standing Rules of the Senate....    21
    Rules of Procedure, 161 Cong. Rec. S1059 (daily ed. Feb. 24, 
      2015)......................................................    21
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
    Jurisdiction, Rule XXV.1(d), Standing Rules of the Senate....    27
    Rules of Procedure, 161 Cong. Rec. S538 (daily ed. Jan. 27, 
      2015)......................................................    27
Committee on the Budget:
    Jurisdiction:
        A. Rule XXV.1(e), Standing Rules of the Senate...........    33
        B. Standing Order on the Referral of Budget Process 
          Legislation, 123 Cong. Rec. 26709 (1977)...............    33
        C. S. Res. 45, 94th Cong., 1st Sess. (1975)..............    34
        D. S. Res. 445, Sec. Sec. 101(d) & (e), 501, 108th Cong., 
          2d Sess. (2004)........................................    35
    Rules of Procedure, 161 Cong. Rec. S1198 (daily ed. Feb. 27, 
      2015)......................................................    36
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
    Jurisdiction, Rule XXV.1(f), Standing Rules of the Senate....    41
    Rules of Procedure, 161 Cong. Rec. S272 (daily ed. Jan. 20, 
      2015)......................................................    42
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
    Jurisdiction, Rule XXV.1(g), Standing Rules of the Senate....    47
    Rules of Procedure, 161 Cong. Rec. S978 (daily ed. Feb. 12, 
      2015)......................................................    48
Committee on Environment and Public Works:
    Jurisdiction, Rule XXV.1(h), Standing Rules of the Senate....    53
    Rules of Procedure, 161 Cong. Rec. S339 (daily ed. Jan. 21, 
      2015)......................................................    54
Select Committee on Ethics:
    Jurisdiction and Authority, S. Res. 338, 88th Cong., 2d Sess. 
      (1964).....................................................    59
    Rules of Procedure, 161 Cong. Rec. S1060 (daily ed. Feb. 24, 
      2015)......................................................    72
Committee on Finance:
    Rules of Procedure, 161 Cong. Rec. S410 (daily ed. Jan. 22, 
      2015)......................................................   101
    Jurisdiction, Rule XXV.1(i), Standing Rules of the Senate....   105
    Committee Procedure, Rule XXVI, Standing Rules of the Senate.   105
Committee on Foreign Relations:
    Jurisdiction, Rule XXV.1(j), Standing Rules of the Senate,
    and Rules of Procedure, 161 Cong. Rec. S691 (daily ed. Feb. 
      2, 2015)...................................................   109
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
    Jurisdiction, Rules XXV.1(l), Standing Rules of the Senate...   123
    Rules of Procedure, 161 Cong. Rec. S579 (daily ed. Jan. 28, 
      2015)......................................................   124
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
    Jurisdiction:
        A. Rule XXV.1(k), Standing Rules of the Senate...........   131
        B. S. Res. 445, Sec. Sec. 101, 301(a), 501, 108th Cong., 
          2d Sess. (2004)........................................   132
        C. S. Res. 73, Sec. 12, 114th Cong., 1st Sess. (2015)....   134
    Rules of Procedure of the Full Committee, 161 Cong. Rec. S413 
      (daily ed. Jan. 22, 2015)..................................   137
    Rules of Procedure of the Permanent Subcommittee on 
      Investigations, 161 Cong. Rec. S1152 (daily ed. Feb. 26, 
      2015)......................................................   150
    Rules of Procedure of the Subcommittee on Federal Spending 
      Oversight and Emergency Management, 161 Cong. Rec. S1154 
      (daily ed. Feb. 26, 2015)..................................   154
    Rules of Procedure of the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs 
      and Federal Management, 161 Cong. Rec. S1154 (daily ed. 
      Feb. 26, 2015).............................................   155
Committee on Indian Affairs:
    Jurisdiction and Authority, S. Res. 4, Sec. 105, 95th Cong., 
      1st Sess. (1977)...........................................   157
    Rules of Procedure, 161 Cong. Rec. S584 (daily ed. Jan. 28, 
      2015)......................................................   158
Select Committee on Intelligence:
    Rules of Procedure, 161 Cong. Rec. S1109 (daily ed. Feb. 25, 
      2015)......................................................   163
    Jurisdiction and Authority, S. Res. 400, 94th Cong., 2d Sess. 
      (1976).....................................................   172
    S. Res. 445, Sec. Sec. 301(b), 401, 402, 501, 108th Cong., 2d 
      Sess. (2004)...............................................   182
    Rule XXVI.5(b), Standing Rules of the Senate.................   183
Committee on the Judiciary:
    Jurisdiction, Rule XXV.1(m), Standing Rules of the Senate....   185
    Rules of Procedure, 161 Cong. Rec. S412 (daily ed. Jan. 22, 
      2015)......................................................   185
Committee on Rules and Administration:
    Jurisdiction, Rule XXV.1(n), Standing Rules of the Senate....   189
    Rules of Procedure, 161 Cong. Rec. S649 (daily ed. Jan. 29, 
      2015)......................................................   190
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship:
    Jurisdiction, Rule XXV.1(o), Standing Rules of the Senate....   195
    Rules of Procedure, 161 Cong. Rec. S583 (daily ed. Jan. 28, 
      2015)......................................................   195
Committee on Veterans' Affairs:
    Jurisdiction, Rule XXV.1(p), Standing Rules of the Senate....   201
    Rules of Procedure, 161 Cong. Rec. S341 (daily ed. Jan. 21, 
      2015)......................................................   201
Committee Funding Resolution for the Period March 1, 2015,
    Through September 30, 2015, October 1, 2015, Through 
      September 30, 2016, and October 1, 2016, Through February 
      28, 2017, S. Res. 73, 114th Cong.,
    161 Cong. Rec. S998 (daily ed. Feb. 12, 2015)................   207

              II. AUTHORITY AND RULES OF JOINT COMMITTEES

Joint Economic Committee.........................................   233
Joint Committee on the Library...................................   239
Joint Committee on Printing......................................   243
Joint Committee on Taxation......................................   249

           III. ADDITIONAL SENATE AND CONGRESSIONAL ENTITIES

Senate Joint Leadership Group....................................   257
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control...   261
United States Capitol Preservation Commission....................   263
Senate Commission on Art.........................................   267

IV. STATUTES, RESOLUTIONS, AND PROVISIONS OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
               SENATE APPLICABLE TO COMMITTEE PROCEDURES

Committee Procedures and Staff:
    Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate................   271
    Rule XXVII of the Standing Rules of the Senate...............   279
Administration of Oaths to Witnesses:
    2 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 23, 24, 191...............................   280
Paying Witness Expenses:
    2 U.S.C. Sec. 195a...........................................   281
    S. Res. 259, 100th Cong., 1st Sess. (1987)...................   281
Criminal and Civil Enforcement of Senate Subpoenas:
    2 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 192, 194, 288b, 288d......................   282
    28 U.S.C. Sec. 1365..........................................   284
Immunity for Witnesses:
    2 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 288b, 288f................................   286
    18 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 6001, 6002, 6005.........................   286
False Statements and Perjury:
    18 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 6, 1001, 1621............................   288
Obstructing Proceedings:
    18 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 1505, 1512, 1513, 1515...................   290
Obtaining Tax Return Information:
    26 U.S.C. Sec. 6103..........................................   296
Preservation, Confidentiality and Disclosure of Information:
    Rule XI of the Standing Rules of the Senate..................   300
    Rule XXIX of the Standing Rules of the Senate................   300
    S. Res. 490, 97th Cong., 2d Sess. (1982).....................   300
    S. Res. 474, 96th Cong., 2d Sess. (1980).....................   301
    2 U.S.C. Sec. 4503...........................................   302
    Regulations Governing the Payment of Travel Expenses of 
      Senate Employees Authorized to Provide Witness Service.....   304
Nomination Consideration Procedure:
    S. Res. 116, 112th Cong., 1st Sess. (2011)...................   305

                 V. FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT PROCEDURES

28 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 1346, 2401, 2671-2680........................   311
S. Res. 492, 97th Cong., 2d Sess. (1982).........................   317

Appendix.........................................................   318


      


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               I. Authority and Rules of Senate Committees

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                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                       Special Committee on Aging

                       SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING

                       Jurisdiction and Authority

          S. Res. 4, Sec.  104, 95th Cong., 1st Sess. (1977)\1\
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    \1\As amended by S. Res. 78, 95th Cong., 1st Sess. (1977), S. Res. 
376, 95th Cong., 2d Sess. (1978), S. Res. 274, 96th Cong., 1st Sess. 
(1979), S. Res. 389, 96th Cong., 2d Sess. (1980). The Committee 
currently consists of 20 members. S. Res. 18, S. Res. 22, 114th Cong., 
1st Sess. (2015).
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    (a)(1) There is established a Special Committee on Aging (hereafter 
in this section referred to as the ``special committee'') which shall 
consist of nineteen members. The members and chairman of the special 
committee shall be appointed in the same manner and at the same time as 
the members and chairman of a standing committee of the Senate. After 
the date on which the majority and minority members of the special 
committee are initially appointed on or after the effective date of 
title I of the Committee System Reorganization Amendments of 1977, each 
time a vacancy occurs in the membership of the special committee, the 
number of members of the special committee shall be reduced by one until 
the number of members of the special committee consists of nine 
Senators.
      (2) For purposes of paragraph 1 of rule XXV; paragraphs 1, 
7(a)(1)-(2), 9, and 10(a) of rule XXVI; and paragraphs 1(a)-(d), and 2 
(a) and (d) of rule XXVII of the Standing Rules of the Senate; and for 
purposes of section 202 (i) and (j) of the Legislative Reorganization 
Act of 1946, the special committee shall be treated as a standing 
committee of the Senate.
    (b)(1) It shall be the duty of the special committee to conduct a 
continuing study of any and all matters pertaining to problems and 
opportunities of older people, including, but not limited to, problems 
and opportunities of maintaining health, of assuring adequate income, of 
finding employment, of engaging in productive and rewarding activity, of 
securing proper housing, and, when necessary, of obtaining care or 
assistance. No proposed legislation shall be referred to such committee, 
and such committee shall not have power to report by bill, or otherwise 
have legislative jurisdiction.
      (2) The special committee shall, from time to time (but not less 
often than once each year), report to the Senate the results of the 
study conducted pursuant to paragraph (1), together with such 
recommendation as it considers appropriate.
    (c)(1) For the purposes of this section, the special committee is 
authorized, in its discretion, (A) to make investigations into any 
matter within its jurisdiction, (B) to make expenditures from the 
contingent fund of the Senate, (C) to employ personnel, (D) to hold 
hearings, (E) to sit and act at any time or place during the sessions, 
recesses, and adjourned periods of the Senate, (F) to require, by 
subpoena or otherwise, the attendance of witnesses and the production of 
correspondence, books, papers, and documents, (G) to take depositions 
and other testimony, (H) to procure the service of individual 
consultants or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of 
the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended) and (I) with the 
prior consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the 
Committee on Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable basis 
the services of personnel of any such department or agency.
      (2) The chairman of the special committee or any member thereof 
may administer oaths to witnesses.
      (3) Subpoenas authorized by the special committee may be issued 
over the signature of the chairman, or any member of the special 
committee designated by the chairman, and may be served by any person 
designated by the chairman or the member signing the subpoena.
    (d) All records and papers of the temporary Special Committee on 
Aging established by Senate Resolution 33, Eighty-seventh Congress, are 
transferred to the special committee.

                           Rules of Procedure

              161 Cong. Rec. S581 (daily ed. Jan. 28, 2015)

                        I. Convening of Meetings
    1. Meetings. The Committee shall meet to conduct Committee business 
at the call of the Chairman. The Members of the Committee may call 
additional meetings as provided in Senate Rule XXVI(3).
    2. Notice and Agenda:
          (a) Written or Electronic Notice. The Chairman shall give the 
        Members written or electronic notice of any Committee meeting, 
        accompanied by an agenda enumerating the items of business to be 
        considered, at least 5 days in advance of such meeting.
          (b) Shortened Notice. A meeting may be called on not less than 
        24 hours notice if the Chairman, with the concurrence of the 
        Ranking Minority Member, determines that there is good cause to 
        begin the meeting on shortened notice. An agenda will be 
        furnished prior to such a meeting.
    3. Presiding Officer. The Chairman shall preside when present. If 
the Chairman is not present at any meeting, the Ranking Majority Member 
present shall preside.

                        II. Convening of Hearings
    1. Notice. The Committee shall make public announcement of the date, 
place and subject matter of any hearing at least one week before its 
commencement. A hearing may be called on not less than 24 hours notice 
if the Chairman, with the concurrence of the Ranking Minority Member, 
determines that there is good cause to begin the hearing on shortened 
notice.
    2. Presiding Officer. The Chairman shall preside over the conduct of 
a hearing when present, or, whether present or not, may delegate 
authority to preside to any Member of the Committee.
    3. Witnesses. Witnesses called before the Committee shall be given, 
absent extraordinary circumstances, at least 48 hours notice, and all 
witnesses called shall be furnished with a copy of these rules upon 
request.
    4. Oath. All witnesses who testify to matters of fact shall be sworn 
unless the Committee waives the oath. The Chairman, or any Member, may 
request and administer the oath.
    5. Testimony. At least 48 hours in advance of a hearing, each 
witness who is to appear before the Committee shall submit his or her 
testimony by way of electronic mail, in a format determined by the 
Committee and sent to an electronic mail address specified by the 
Committee, unless the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member determine 
that there is good cause for a witness's failure to do so. A witness 
shall be allowed no more than five minutes to orally summarize his or 
her prepared statement. Officials of the federal government shall file 
40 copies of such statement with the clerk of the Committee 48 hours in 
advance of their appearance, unless the Chairman and the Ranking 
Minority Member determine there is good cause for noncompliance.
    6. Counsel. A witness's counsel shall be permitted to be present 
during his testimony at any public or closed hearing or depositions or 
staff interview to advise such witness of his or her rights, provided, 
however, that in the case of any witness who is an officer or employee 
of the government, or of a corporation or association, the Chairman may 
rule that representation by counsel from the government, corporation, or 
association creates a conflict of interest, and that the witness shall 
be represented by personal counsel not from the government, corporation, 
or association.
    7. Transcript. An accurate electronic or stenographic record shall 
be kept of the testimony of all witnesses in closed sessions and public 
hearings. Any witness shall be afforded, upon request, the right to 
review that portion of such record, and for this purpose, a copy of a 
witness's testimony in public or closed session shall be provided to the 
witness. Upon inspecting his or her transcript, within a time limit set 
by the committee clerk, a witness may request changes in testimony to 
correct errors of transcription, grammatical errors, and obvious errors 
of fact. The Chairman or a staff officer designated by him shall rule on 
such request.
    8. Impugned Persons. Any person who believes that evidence 
presented, or comment made by a Member or staff, at a public hearing or 
at a closed hearing concerning which there have been public reports, 
tends to impugn his or her character or adversely affect his or her 
reputation may:
          (a) file a sworn statement of facts relevant to the evidence 
        or comment, which shall be placed in the hearing record; and
          (b) request the opportunity to appear personally before the 
        Committee to testify in his or her own behalf.
    9. Minority Witnesses. Whenever any hearing is conducted by the 
Committee, the Ranking Member shall be entitled to call at least one 
witness to testify or produce documents with respect to the measure or 
matter under consideration at the hearing. Such request must be made 
before the completion of the hearing or, if subpoenas are required to 
call the minority witnesses, no later than three days before the 
hearing.
    10. Conduct of Witnesses, Counsel and Members of the Audience. If, 
during public or executive sessions, a witness, his or her counsel, or 
any spectator conducts him or herself in such a manner as to prevent, 
impede, disrupt, obstruct, or interfere with the orderly administration 
of such hearing the Chairman or presiding Member of the Committee 
present during such hearing may request the Sergeant at Arms of the 
Senate, his representative or any law enforcement official to eject said 
person from the hearing room.

             III. Closed Sessions and Confidential Materials
    1. Procedure. All meetings and hearings shall be open to the public 
unless closed. To close a meeting or hearing or portion thereof, a 
motion shall be made and seconded to go into closed discussion of 
whether the meeting or hearing will concern Committee investigations or 
matters enumerated in Senate Rule XXVI(5)(b). Immediately after such 
discussion, the meeting or hearing or portion thereof may be closed by a 
vote in open session of a majority of the Members of the Committee 
present.
    2. Witness Request. Any witness called for a hearing may submit a 
written or an electronic request to the Chairman no later than twenty-
four hours in advance for his or her examination to be in closed or open 
session. The Chairman shall inform the Committee of any such request.
    3. Confidential Matter. No record made of a closed session, or 
material declared confidential by a majority of the Committee, or report 
of the proceedings of a closed session, shall be made public, in whole 
or in part or by way of summary, unless specifically authorized by the 
Chairman and Ranking Minority Member.

                            IV. Broadcasting
    1 Control. Any meeting or hearing open to the public may be covered 
by television, radio, or still photography. Such coverage must be 
conducted in an orderly and unobtrusive manner, and the Chairman may for 
good cause terminate such coverage in whole or in part, or take such 
other action to control it as the circumstances may warrant.
    2 Request. A witness may request of the Chairman, on grounds of 
distraction, harassment, personal safety, or physical discomfort, that 
during his or her testimony cameras, media microphones, and lights shall 
not be directed at him or her.

                          V. Quorums and Voting
    1. Reporting. A majority shall constitute a quorum for reporting a 
resolution, recommendation or report to the Senate.
    2. Committee Business. A third shall constitute a quorum for the 
conduct of Committee business, other than a final vote on reporting, 
providing a minority Member is present.
    3. Hearings. One Member shall constitute a quorum for the receipt of 
evidence, the swearing of witnesses, and the taking of testimony at 
hearings.
    4. Polling:

          (a) Subjects. The Committee may poll (1) internal Committee 
        matters including those concerning the Committee's staff, 
        records, and budget; (2) Committee rules changes and (3) other 
        Committee business which has been designated for polling at a 
        meeting.
          (b) Procedure. The Chairman shall circulate polling sheets to 
        each Member specifying the matter being polled and the time 
        limit for completion of the poll. If any Member so requests in 
        advance of the meeting, the matter shall be held for meeting 
        rather than being polled. The clerk shall keep a record of 
        polls. If the Chairman determines that the polled matter is one 
        of the areas enumerated in Rule III(1), the record of the poll 
        shall be confidential. Any Member may request a Committee 
        meeting following a poll for a vote on the polled decision.

                           VI. Investigations
    1. Authorization for Investigations. All investigations shall be 
conducted on a bipartisan basis by Committee staff. Investigations may 
be initiated by the Committee staff upon the approval of the Chairman 
and the Ranking Minority Member. Staff shall keep the Committee fully 
informed of the progress of continuing investigations, except where the 
Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member agree that there exists 
temporary cause for more limited knowledge.
    2. Subpoenas. The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, acting 
together, shall authorize a subpoena. Subpoenas for the attendance of 
witnesses or the production of memoranda, documents, records, or any 
other materials shall be issued by the Chairman, or by any other Member 
of the Committee designated by him. Prior to the issuance of each 
subpoena, the Ranking Minority Member, and any other Member so 
requesting, shall be notified regarding the identity of the person to 
whom the subpoena will be issued and the nature of the information 
sought, and its relationship to the investigation.
    3. Investigative Reports. All reports containing findings or 
recommendations stemming from Committee investigations shall be printed 
only with the approval of a majority of the Members of the Committee.

                    VII. Depositions and Commissions
    1. Notice. Notices for the taking of depositions in an investigation 
authorized by the Committee shall be authorized and issued by the 
Chairman or by a staff officer designated by him. Such notices shall 
specify a time and place for examination, and the name of the staff 
officer or officers who will take the deposition. Unless otherwise 
specified, the deposition shall be in private. The Committee shall not 
initiate procedures leading to criminal or civil enforcement proceedings 
for a witness's failure to appear unless the deposition notice was 
accompanied by a Committee subpoena.
    2. Counsel. Witnesses may be accompanied at a deposition by counsel 
to advise them of their rights, subject to the provisions of Rule II(6).
    3. Procedure. Witnesses shall be examined upon oath administered by 
an individual authorized by local law to administer oaths. Questions 
shall be propounded orally by Committee staff. Objections by the 
witnesses as to the form of questions shall be noted by the record. If a 
witness objects to a question and refuses to testify on the basis of 
relevance or privilege, the Committee staff may proceed with the 
deposition, or may at that time or at a subsequent time, seek a ruling 
by telephone or otherwise on the objection from a Member of the 
Committee. If the Member overrules the objection, he or she may refer 
the matter to the Committee or the Member may order and direct the 
witness to answer the question, but the Committee shall not initiate the 
procedures leading to civil or criminal enforcement unless the witness 
refuses to testify after he or she has been ordered and directed to 
answer by a Member of the Committee.
    4. Filing. The Committee staff shall see that the testimony is 
transcribed or electronically recorded.
    5. Commissions. The Committee may authorize the staff, by issuance 
of commissions, to fill in prepared subpoenas, conduct field hearings, 
inspect locations, facilities, or systems of records, or otherwise act 
on behalf of the Committee. Commissions shall be accompanied by 
instructions from the Committee regulating their use.

                           VIII. Subcommittees
    1. Establishment. The Committee will operate as a Committee of the 
Whole, reserving to itself the right to establish temporary 
subcommittees at any time by majority vote. The Chairman of the full 
Committee and the Ranking Minority Member shall be ex officio Members of 
all subcommittees.
    2. Jurisdiction. Within its jurisdiction, as described in the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, each subcommittee is authorized to conduct 
investigations, including use of subpoenas, depositions, and 
commissions.
    3. Rules. A subcommittee shall be governed by the Committee rules, 
except that its quorum for all business shall be one-third of the 
subcommittee Membership, and for hearings shall be one Member.

                               IX. Reports
    Committee reports incorporating Committee findings and 
recommendations shall be printed only with the prior approval of a 
majority of the Committee, after an adequate period for review and 
comment. The printing, as Committee documents, of materials prepared by 
staff for informational purposes, or the printing of materials not 
originating with the Committee or staff, shall require prior 
consultation with the minority staff; these publications shall have the 
following language printed on the cover of the document: ``Note: This 
document has been printed for informational purposes. It does not 
represent either findings or recommendations formally adopted by the 
Committee.''

                          X. Amendment of Rules
    The rules of the Committee may be amended or revised at any time, 
provided that not less than a majority of the Committee present so 
determine at a Committee meeting preceded by at least 3 days notice of 
the amendments or revisions proposed or via polling, subject to Rule 
V(4).
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                  Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

            COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY

                              Jurisdiction

                 Rule XXV, Standing Rules of the Senate
    1. The following standing committees shall be appointed at the 
commencement of each Congress, and shall continue and have the power to 
act until their successors are appointed, with leave to report by bill 
or otherwise on matters within their respective jurisdictions:
    (a)(1) Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, to which 
committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, 
petitions, memorials, and other matters relating primarily to the 
following subjects:

          1. Agricultural economics and research.
          2. Agricultural extension services and experiment stations.
          3. Agricultural production, marketing, and stabilization of 
        prices.
          4. Agriculture and agricultural commodities.
          5. Animal industry and diseases.
          6. Crop insurance and soil conservation.
          7. Farm credit and farm security.
          8. Food from fresh waters.
          9. Food stamp programs.
         10. Forestry, and forest reserves and wilderness areas other 
        than those created from the public domain.
         11. Home economics.
         12. Human nutrition.
         13. Inspection of livestock, meat, and agricultural products.
         14. Pests and pesticides.
         15. Plant industry, soils, and agricultural engineering.
         16. Rural development, rural electrification, and watersheds.
         17. School nutrition programs.

    (2) Such committee shall also study and review, on a comprehensive 
basis, matters relating to food, nutrition, and hunger, both in the 
United States and in foreign countries, and rural affairs, and report 
thereon from time to time.

                           Rules of Procedure

              161 Cong. Rec. S578 (daily ed. Jan. 28, 2015)

                            Rule 1--Meetings
    1.1 Regular Meetings.--Regular meetings shall be held on the first 
and third Wednesday of each month when Congress is in session.
    1.2 Additional Meetings.--The Chairman, in consultation with the 
ranking minority member, may call such additional meetings as he deems 
necessary.
    1.3 Notification.--In the case of any meeting of the committee, 
other than a regularly scheduled meeting, the clerk of the committee 
shall notify every member of the committee of the time and place of the 
meeting and shall give reasonable notice which, except in extraordinary 
circumstances, shall be at least 24 hours in advance of any meeting held 
in Washington, D.C., and at least 48 hours in the case of any meeting 
held outside Washington, D.C.
    1.4 Called Meeting.--If three members of the committee have made a 
request in writing to the Chairman to call a meeting of the committee, 
and the Chairman fails to call such a meeting within 7 calendar days 
thereafter, including the day on which the written notice is submitted, 
a majority of the members may call a meeting by filing a written notice 
with the clerk of the committee who shall promptly notify each member of 
the committee in writing of the date and time of the meeting.
    1.5 Adjournment of Meetings.--The Chairman of the committee or a 
subcommittee shall be empowered to adjourn any meeting of the committee 
or a subcommittee if a quorum is not present within 15 minutes of the 
time scheduled for such meeting.

                Rule 2--Meetings and Hearings in General
    2.1 Open Sessions.--Business meetings and hearings held by the 
committee or any subcommittee shall be open to the public except as 
otherwise provided for in Senate Rule XXVI, paragraph 5.
    2.2 Transcripts.--A transcript shall be kept of each business 
meeting and hearing of the committee or any subcommittee unless a 
majority of the committee or the subcommittee agrees that some other 
form of permanent record is preferable.
    2.3 Reports.--An appropriate opportunity shall be given the Minority 
to examine the proposed text of committee reports prior to their filing 
or publication. In the event there are supplemental, minority, or 
additional views, an appropriate opportunity shall be given the Majority 
to examine the proposed text prior to filing or publication.
    2.4 Attendance.--(a) Meetings. Official attendance of all markups 
and executive sessions of the committee shall be kept by the committee 
clerk. Official attendance of all subcommittee markups and executive 
sessions shall be kept by the subcommittee clerk.
    (b) Hearings.--Official attendance of all hearings shall be kept, 
provided that, Senators are notified by the committee Chairman and 
ranking minority member, in the case of committee hearings, and by the 
subcommittee Chairman and ranking minority member, in the case of 
subcommittee hearings, 48 hours in advance of the hearing that 
attendance will be taken. Otherwise, no attendance will be taken. 
Attendance at all hearings is encouraged.

                       Rule 3--Hearing Procedures
    3.1 Notice.--Public notice shall be given of the date, place, and 
subject matter of any hearing to be held by the committee or any 
subcommittee at least 1 week in advance of such hearing unless the 
Chairman of the full committee or the subcommittee determines that the 
hearing is noncontroversial or that special circumstances require 
expedited procedures and a majority of the committee or the subcommittee 
involved concurs. In no case shall a hearing be conducted with less than 
24 hours notice.
    3.2 Witness Statements.--Each witness who is to appear before the 
committee or any subcommittee shall file with the committee or 
subcommittee, at least 24 hours in advance of the hearing, a written 
statement of his or her testimony and as many copies as the Chairman of 
the committee or subcommittee prescribes.
    3.3 Minority Witnesses.--In any hearing conducted by the committee, 
or any subcommittee thereof, the minority members of the committee or 
subcommittee shall be entitled, upon request to the Chairman by the 
ranking minority member of the committee or subcommittee to call 
witnesses of their selection during at least 1 day of such hearing 
pertaining to the matter or matters heard by the committee or 
subcommittee.
    3.4 Swearing in of Witnesses.--Witnesses in committee or 
subcommittee hearings may be required to give testimony under oath 
whenever the Chairman or ranking minority member of the committee or 
subcommittee deems such to be necessary.
    3.5 Limitation.--Each member shall be limited to 5 minutes in the 
questioning of any witness until such time as all members who so desire 
have had an opportunity to question a witness. Questions from members 
shall rotate from majority to minority members in order of seniority or 
in order of arrival at the hearing.

                           Rule 4--Nominations
    4.1 Assignment.--All nominations shall be considered by the full 
committee.
    4.2 Standards.--In considering a nomination, the committee shall 
inquire into the nominee's experience, qualifications, suitability, and 
integrity to serve in the position to which he or she has been 
nominated.
    4.3 Information.--Each nominee shall submit in response to questions 
prepared by the committee the following information:

          (1) A detailed biographical resume which contains information 
        relating to education, employment, and achievements;
          (2) Financial information, including a financial statement 
        which lists assets and liabilities of the nominee; and
          (3) Copies of other relevant documents requested by the 
        committee.

    Information received pursuant to this subsection shall be available 
for public inspection except as specifically designated confidential by 
the committee.
    4.4 Hearings.--The committee shall conduct a public hearing during 
which the nominee shall be called to testify under oath on all matters 
relating to his or her suitability for office. No hearing shall be held 
until at least 48 hours after the nominee has responded to a prehearing 
questionnaire submitted by the committee.
    4.5 Action on Confirmation.--A business meeting to consider a 
nomination shall not occur on the same day that the hearing on the 
nominee is held. The Chairman, with the agreement of the ranking 
minority member, may waive this requirement.

                             Rule 5--Quorums
    5.1 Testimony.--For the purpose of receiving evidence, the swearing 
of witnesses, and the taking of sworn or unsworn testimony at any duly 
scheduled hearing, a quorum of the committee and the subcommittee 
thereof shall consist of one member.
    5.2 Business.--A quorum for the transaction of committee or 
subcommittee business, other than for reporting a measure or 
recommendation to the Senate or the taking of testimony, shall consist 
of one-third of the members of the committee or subcommittee, including 
at least one member from each party.
    5.3 Reporting.--A majority of the membership of the committee shall 
constitute a quorum for reporting bills, nominations, matters, or 
recommendations to the Senate. No measure or recommendation shall be 
ordered reported from the committee unless a majority of the committee 
members are physically present. The vote of the committee to report a 
measure or matter shall require the concurrence of a majority of those 
members who are physically present at the time the vote is taken.

                             Rule 6--Voting
    6.1 Roll calls.--A roll call vote of the members shall be taken upon 
the request of any member.
    6.2 Proxies.--Voting by proxy as authorized by the Senate rules for 
specific bills or subjects shall be allowed whenever a quorum of the 
committee is actually present.
    6.3 Polling.--The committee may poll any matters of committee 
business, other than a vote on reporting to the Senate any measures, 
matters or recommendations or a vote on closing a meeting or hearing to 
the public, provided that every member is polled and every poll consists 
of the following two questions:

          (1) Do you agree or disagree to poll the proposal; and
          (2) Do you favor or oppose the proposal.
    If any member requests, any matter to be polled shall be held for 
meeting rather than being polled. The chief clerk of the committee shall 
keep a record of all polls.

                          Rule 7--Subcommittees
    7.1 Assignments.--To assure the equitable assignment of members to 
subcommittees, no member of the committee will receive assignment to a 
second subcommittee until, in order of seniority, all members of the 
committee have chosen assignments to one subcommittee, and no member 
shall receive assignment to a third subcommittee until, in order of 
seniority, all members have chosen assignments to two subcommittees.
    7.2 Attendance.--Any member of the committee may sit with any 
subcommittee during a hearing or meeting but shall not have the 
authority to vote on any matter before the subcommittee unless he or she 
is a member of such subcommittee.
    7.3 Ex Officio Members.--The Chairman and ranking minority member 
shall serve as nonvoting ex officio members of the subcommittees on 
which they do not serve as voting members. The Chairman and ranking 
minority member may not be counted toward a quorum.
    7.4 Scheduling.--No subcommittee may schedule a meeting or hearing 
at a time designated for a hearing or meeting of the full committee. No 
more than one subcommittee business meeting may be held at the same 
time.
    7.5 Discharge.--Should a subcommittee fail to report back to the 
full committee on any measure within a reasonable time, the Chairman may 
withdraw the measure from such subcommittee and report that fact to the 
full committee for further disposition. The full committee may at any 
time, by majority vote of those members present, discharge a 
subcommittee from further consideration of a specific piece of 
legislation.
    7.6 Application of Committee Rules to Subcommittees.--The 
proceedings of each subcommittee shall be governed by the rules of the 
full committee, subject to such authorizations or limitations as the 
committee may from time to time prescribe.

            Rule 8--Investigations, Subpoenas and Depositions
    8.1 Investigations.--Any investigation undertaken by the committee 
or a subcommittee in which depositions are taken or subpoenas issued, 
must be authorized by a majority of the members of the committee voting 
for approval to conduct such investigation at a business meeting of the 
committee convened in accordance with Rule 1.
    8.2 Subpoenas.--The Chairman, with the approval of the ranking 
minority member of the committee, is delegated the authority to subpoena 
the attendance of witnesses or the production of memoranda, documents, 
records, or any other materials at a hearing of the committee or a 
subcommittee or in connection with the conduct of an investigation 
authorized in accordance with paragraph 8.1. The Chairman may subpoena 
attendance or production without the approval of the ranking minority 
member when the Chairman has not received notification from the ranking 
minority member of disapproval of the subpoena within 72 hours, 
excluding Saturdays and Sundays, of being notified of the subpoena. If a 
subpoena is disapproved by the ranking minority member as provided in 
this paragraph the subpoena may be authorized by vote of the members of 
the committee. When the committee or Chairman authorizes subpoenas, 
subpoenas may be issued upon the signature of the Chairman or any other 
member of the committee designated by the Chairman.
    8.3 Notice for Taking Depositions.--Notices for the taking of 
depositions, in an investigation authorized by the committee, shall be 
authorized and be issued by the Chairman or by a staff officer 
designated by him. Such notices shall specify a time and place for 
examination, and the name of the Senator, staff officer or officers who 
will take the deposition. Unless otherwise specified, the deposition 
shall be in private. The committee shall not initiate procedures leading 
to criminal or civil enforcement proceedings for a witness' failure to 
appear unless the deposition notice was accompanied by a committee 
subpoena.
    8.4 Procedure for Taking Depositions.--Witnesses shall be examined 
upon oath administered by an individual authorized by local law to 
administer oaths. The Chairman will rule, by telephone or otherwise, on 
any objection by a witness. The transcript of a deposition shall be 
filed with the committee clerk.

                       Rule 9--Amending the Rules
    These rules shall become effective upon publication in the 
Congressional Record. These rules may be modified, amended, or repealed 
by the committee, provided that all members are present or provide 
proxies or if a notice in writing of the proposed changes has been given 
to each member at least 48 hours prior to the meeting at which action 
thereon is to be taken. The changes shall become effective immediately 
upon publication of the changed rule or rules in the Congressional 
Record, or immediately upon approval of the changes if so resolved by 
the committee as long as any witnesses who may be affected by the change 
in rules are provided with them.
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                             Appropriations

                       COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                              Jurisdiction

                A. Rule XXV, Standing Rules of the Senate
    1. The following standing committees shall be appointed at the 
commencement of each Congress, and shall continue and have the power to 
act until their successors are appointed, with leave to report by bill 
or otherwise on matters within their respective jurisdictions:
          * * * * * * *
      (b) Committee on Appropriations, to which committee shall be 
referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and 
other matters relating to the following subjects:

          1. Appropriation of the revenue for the support of the 
        Government, except as provided in subparagraph (e).
          2. Rescission of appropriations contained in appropriation 
        Acts (referred to in section 105 of title 1, United States 
        Code).
          3. The amount of new spending authority described in section 
        401(c)(2) (A) and (B) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
        which is to be effective for a fiscal year.
          4. New spending authority described in section 401(c)(2)(C) of 
        the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 provided in bills and 
        resolutions referred to the committee under section 401(b)(2) of 
        that Act (but subject to the provisions of section 401(b)(3) of 
        that Act).

    B. S. Res. 445, Sec. Sec. 402, 501, 108th Cong., 2d Sess. (2004)
    Sec. 402. Subcommittee Related to Intelligence Appropriations.
    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Committee on 
Appropriations a Subcommittee on Intelligence. The Committee on 
Appropriations shall reorganize into 13 subcommittees as soon as 
possible after the convening of the 109th Congress.
    (b) Jurisdiction--The Subcommittee on Intelligence of the Committee 
on Appropriations shall have jurisdiction over funding for intelligence 
matters, as determined by the Senate Committee on Appropriations.

    Sec. 501. Effective Date.
    This resolution shall take effect on the convening of the 109th 
Congress.

       C. 2 U.S.C. Sec.  4336, Pub. L. No. 105-275, 112 Stat. 2430
    (a) In general
    The Committee on Appropriations is authorized in its discretion--

          (1) to hold hearings, report such hearings, and make 
        investigations as authorized by paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the 
        Standing Rules of the Senate;
          (2) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
          (3) to employ personnel;
          (4) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration 
        to use, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, the services 
        of personnel of any such department or agency;
          (5) to procure the services of individual consultants, or 
        organizations thereof (as authorized by section 4301(i) of this 
        title and Senate Resolution 140, agreed to May 14, 1975, except 
        that any approval (and related reporting requirement) shall not 
        apply); and
          (6) to provide for the training of the professional staff of 
        such committee (under procedures specified by section 4301(j) of 
        this title).
          * * * * * * *

       D. 2 U.S.C. Sec.  4337, Pub. L. No. 105-275, 112 Stat. 2430
    (a) In general
          (1) The Chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate 
        may, during any fiscal year, at his or her election transfer 
        funds from the appropriation account for salaries for the 
        Appropriations Committee of the Senate, to the account, within 
        the contingent fund of the Senate, from which expenses are 
        payable for such committee.
          (2) The Chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate 
        may, during any fiscal year, at his or her election transfer 
        funds from the appropriation account for expenses, within the 
        contingent fund of the Senate, for the Appropriations Committee 
        of the Senate, to the account from which salaries are payable 
        for such committee.
    (b) Availability of funds; times of transfer
    Any funds transferred under this section shall be--

          (1) available for expenditure by such committee in like manner 
        and for the same purposes as are other moneys which are 
        available for expenditure by such committee from the account to 
        which the funds were transferred; and
          (2) made at such time or times as the Chairman shall specify 
        in writing to the Senate Disbursing Office.
          * * * * * * *

                           Rules of Procedure

             161 Cong. Rec. S1109 (daily ed. Feb. 25, 2015)

                               I. Meetings
    The Committee will meet at the call of the Chairman.

                               II. Quorums
    1. Reporting a bill. A majority of the members must be present for 
the reporting of a bill.
    2. Other business. For the purpose of transacting business other 
than reporting a bill or taking testimony, one-third of the members of 
the Committee shall constitute a quorum.
    3. Taking testimony. For the purpose of taking testimony, other than 
sworn testimony, by the Committee or any subcommittee, one member of the 
Committee or subcommittee shall constitute a quorum. For the purpose of 
taking sworn testimony by the Committee, three members shall constitute 
a quorum, and for the taking of sworn testimony by any subcommittee, one 
member shall constitute a quorum.

                              III. Proxies
    Except for the reporting of a bill, votes may be cast by proxy when 
any member so requests.

           IV. Attendance of staff members at closed sessions
    Attendance of staff members at closed sessions of the Committee 
shall be limited to those members of the Committee staff who have a 
responsibility associated with the matter being considered at such 
meeting. This rule may be waived by unanimous consent.

         V. Broadcasting and photographing of Committee hearings
    The Committee or any of its subcommittees may permit the 
photographing and broadcast of open hearings by television and/or radio. 
However, if any member of a subcommittee objects to the photographing or 
broadcasting of an open hearing, the question shall be referred to the 
full Committee for its decision.

                VI. Availability of subcommittee reports
    To the extent possible, when the bill and report of any subcommittee 
are available, they shall be furnished to each member of the Committee 
thirty-six hours prior to the Committee's consideration of said bill and 
report.

                   VII. Amendments and report language
    To the extent possible, amendments and report language intended to 
be proposed by Senators at full Committee markups shall be provided in 
writing to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member and the appropriate 
Subcommittee Chairman and Ranking Minority Member twenty-four hours 
prior to such markups.

                          VIII. Points of order
    Any member of the Committee who is floor manager of an 
appropriations bill, is hereby authorized to make points of order 
against any amendment offered in violation of the Senate Rules on the 
floor of the Senate to such appropriations bill.

                        IX. Ex Officio Membership
    The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the full Committee are 
ex officio members of all subcommittees of which they are not regular 
members but shall have no vote in the subcommittee and shall not be 
counted for purposes of determining a quorum.
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                             Armed Services

                       COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

                              Jurisdiction

                 Rule XXV, Standing Rules of the Senate
    1. The following standing committees shall be appointed at the 
commencement of each Congress, and shall continue and have the power to 
act until their successors are appointed, with leave to report by bill 
or otherwise on matters within their respective jurisdictions:
          * * * * * * *
    (c)(1) Committee on Armed Services, to which committee shall be 
referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and 
other matters relating to the following subjects:

          1. Aeronautical and space activities peculiar to or primarily 
        associated with the development of weapons systems or military 
        operations.
          2. Common defense.
          3. Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, the 
        Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force, 
        generally.
          4. Maintenance and operation of the Panama Canal, including 
        administration, sanitation, and government of the Canal Zone.
          5. Military research and development.
          6. National security aspects of nuclear energy.
          7. Naval petroleum reserves, except those in Alaska.
          8. Pay, promotion, retirement, and other benefits and 
        privileges of Members of the Armed Forces, including overseas 
        education of civilian and military dependents.
          9. Selective service system.
         10. Strategic and critical materials necessary for the common 
        defense.

    (2) Such committee shall also study and review, on a comprehensive 
basis, matters relating to the common defense policy of the United 
States, and report thereon from time to time.

                           Rules of Procedure

             161 Cong. Rec. S1059 (daily ed. Feb. 24, 2015)
    1. Regular Meeting Day.--The Committee shall meet at least once a 
month when Congress is in session. The regular meeting days of the 
Committee shall be Tuesday and Thursday, unless the Chairman, after 
consultation with the Ranking Minority Member, directs otherwise.
    2. Additional Meetings.--The Chairman, after consultation with the 
Ranking Minority Member, may call such additional meetings as he deems 
necessary.
    3. Special Meetings.--Special meetings of the Committee may be 
called by a majority of the members of the Committee in accordance with 
paragraph 3 of Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
    4. Open Meetings.--Each meeting of the Committee, or any 
subcommittee thereof, including meetings to conduct hearings, shall be 
open to the public, except that a meeting or series of meetings by the 
Committee or a subcommittee thereof on the same subject for a period of 
no more than fourteen (14) calendar days may be closed to the public on 
a motion made and seconded to go into closed session to discuss only 
whether the matters enumerated below in clauses (a) through (f) would 
require the meeting to be closed, followed immediately by a record vote 
in open session by a majority of the members of the Committee or 
subcommittee when it is determined that the matters to be discussed or 
the testimony to be taken at such meeting or meetings--

          (a) will disclose matters necessary to be kept secret in the 
        interests of national defense or the confidential conduct of the 
        foreign relations of the United States;
          (b) will relate solely to matters of Committee staff personnel 
        or internal staff management or procedure;
          (c) will tend to charge an individual with a crime or 
        misconduct, to disgrace or injure the professional standing of 
        an individual, or otherwise to expose an individual to public 
        contempt or obloquy or will represent a clearly unwarranted 
        invasion of the privacy of an individual;
          (d) will disclose the identity of any informer or law 
        enforcement agent or will disclose any information relating to 
        the investigation or prosecution of a criminal offense that is 
        required to be kept secret in the interests of effective law 
        enforcement;
          (e) will disclose information relating to the trade secrets or 
        financial or commercial information pertaining specifically to a 
        given person if--

                  (1) an Act of Congress requires the information to be 
                kept confidential by Government officers and employees; 
                or
                  (2) the information has been obtained by the 
                Government on a confidential basis, other than through 
                an application by such person for a specific Government 
                financial or other benefit, and is required to be kept 
                secret in order to prevent undue injury to the 
                competitive position of such person; or

          (f) may divulge matters required to be kept confidential under 
        other provisions of law or Government regulations.
    5. Presiding Officer.--The Chairman shall preside at all meetings 
and hearings of the Committee except that in his absence the Ranking 
Majority Member present at the meeting or hearing shall preside unless 
by majority vote the Committee provides otherwise.
    6. Quorum.--(a) A majority of the members of the Committee are 
required to be actually present to report a matter or measure from the 
Committee. (See Standing Rules of the Senate 26.7(a)(1)).
    (b) Except as provided in subsections (a) and (c), and other than 
for the conduct of hearings, nine members of the Committee, including 
one member of the minority party; or a majority of the members of the 
Committee, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of such 
business as may be considered by the Committee.
    (c) Three members of the Committee, one of whom shall be a member of 
the minority party, shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of taking 
sworn testimony, unless otherwise ordered by a majority of the full 
Committee.
    (d) Proxy votes may not be considered for the purpose of 
establishing a quorum.
    7. Proxy Voting.--Proxy voting shall be allowed on all measures and 
matters before the Committee. The vote by proxy of any member of the 
Committee may be counted for the purpose of reporting any measure or 
matter to the Senate if the absent member casting such vote has been 
informed of the matter on which the member is being recorded and has 
affirmatively requested that he or she be so recorded. Proxy must be 
given in writing.
    8. Announcement of Votes.--The results of all roll call votes taken 
in any meeting of the Committee on any measure, or amendment thereto, 
shall be announced in the Committee report, unless previously announced 
by the Committee. The announcement shall include a tabulation of the 
votes cast in favor and votes cast in opposition to each such measure 
and amendment by each member of the Committee who was present at such 
meeting. The Chairman, after consultation with the Ranking Minority 
Member, may hold open a roll call vote on any measure or matter which is 
before the Committee until no later than midnight of the day on which 
the Committee votes on such measure or matter.
    9. Subpoenas.--Subpoenas for attendance of witnesses and for the 
production of memoranda, documents, records, and the like may be issued, 
after consultation with the Ranking Minority Member, by the Chairman or 
any other member designated by the Chairman, but only when authorized by 
a majority of the members of the Committee. The subpoena shall briefly 
state the matter to which the witness is expected to testify or the 
documents to be produced.
    10. Hearings.--(a) Public notice shall be given of the date, place 
and subject matter of any hearing to be held by the Committee, or any 
subcommittee thereof, at least 1 week in advance of such hearing, unless 
the Committee or subcommittee determines that good cause exists for 
beginning such hearings at an earlier time.
    (b) Hearings may be initiated only by the specified authorization of 
the Committee or subcommittee.
    (c) Hearings shall be held only in the District of Columbia unless 
specifically authorized to be held elsewhere by a majority vote of the 
Committee or subcommittee conducting such hearings.
    (d) The Chairman of the Committee or subcommittee shall consult with 
the Ranking Minority Member thereof before naming witnesses for a 
hearing.
    (e) Witnesses appearing before the Committee shall file with the 
clerk of the Committee a written statement of their proposed testimony 
prior to the hearing at which they are to appear unless the Chairman and 
the Ranking Minority Member determine that there is good cause not to 
file such a statement. Witnesses testifying on behalf of the 
Administration shall furnish an additional 50 copies of their statement 
to the Committee. All statements must be received by the Committee at 
least 48 hours (not including weekends or holidays) before the hearing.
    (f) Confidential testimony taken or confidential material presented 
in a closed hearing of the Committee or subcommittee or any report of 
the proceedings of such hearing shall not be made public in whole or in 
part or by way of summary unless authorized by a majority vote of the 
Committee or subcommittee.
    (g) Any witness summoned to give testimony or evidence at a public 
or closed hearing of the Committee or subcommittee may be accompanied by 
counsel of his own choosing who shall be permitted at all times during 
such hearing to advise such witness of his legal rights.
    (h) Witnesses providing unsworn testimony to the Committee may be 
given a transcript of such testimony for the purpose of making minor 
grammatical corrections. Such witnesses will not, however, be permitted 
to alter the substance of their testimony. Any question involving such 
corrections shall be decided by the Chairman.
    11. Nominations.--Unless otherwise ordered by the Committee, 
nominations referred to the Committee shall be held for at least seven 
(7) days before being voted on by the Committee. Each member of the 
Committee shall be furnished a copy of all nominations referred to the 
Committee.
    12. Real Property Transactions.--Each member of the Committee shall 
be furnished with a copy of the proposals of the Secretaries of the 
Army, Navy, and Air Force, submitted pursuant to 10 U.S.C. Sec.  2662 
and with a copy of the proposals of the Director of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, submitted pursuant to 50 U.S.C. App. Sec.  
2285, regarding the proposed acquisition or disposition of property of 
an estimated price or rental of more than $50,000. Any member of the 
Committee objecting to or requesting information on a proposed 
acquisition or disposal shall communicate his objection or request to 
the Chairman of the Committee within thirty (30) days from the date of 
submission.
    13. Legislative Calendar.--(a) The clerk of the Committee shall keep 
a printed calendar for the information of each Committee member showing 
the bills introduced and referred to the Committee and the status of 
such bills. Such calendar shall be revised from time to time to show 
pertinent changes in such bills, the current status thereof, and new 
bills introduced and referred to the Committee. A copy of each new 
revision shall be furnished to each member of the Committee.
    (b) Unless otherwise ordered, measures referred to the Committee 
shall be referred by the clerk of the Committee to the appropriate 
department or agency of the Government for reports thereon.
    14. Except as otherwise specified herein, the Standing Rules of the 
Senate shall govern the actions of the Committee. Each subcommittee of 
the Committee is part of the Committee, and is therefore subject to the 
Committee's rules so far as applicable.
    15. Powers and Duties of Subcommittees.--Each subcommittee is 
authorized to meet, hold hearings, receive evidence, and report to the 
full Committee on all matters referred to it. Subcommittee chairmen, 
after consultation with Ranking Minority Members of the subcommittees, 
shall set dates for hearings and meetings of their respective 
subcommittees after consultation with the Chairman and other 
subcommittee chairmen with a view toward avoiding simultaneous 
scheduling of full Committee and subcommittee meetings or hearings 
whenever possible.
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                   Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

            COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS

                              Jurisdiction

                 Rule XXV, Standing Rules of the Senate
    1. The following standing committees shall be appointed at the 
commencement of each Congress, and shall continue and have the power to 
act until their successors are appointed, with leave to report by bill 
or otherwise on matters within their respective jurisdictions:
          * * * * * * *
    (d)(1) Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, to which 
committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, 
petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following 
subjects:

          1. Banks, banking, and financial institutions.
          2. Control of prices of commodities, rents, and services.
          3. Deposit insurance.
          4. Economic stabilization and defense production.
          5. Export and foreign trade promotion.
          6. Export controls.
          7. Federal monetary policy, including Federal Reserve System.
          8. Financial aid to commerce and industry.
          9. Issuance and redemption of notes.
         10. Money and credit, including currency and coinage.
         11. Nursing home construction.
         12. Public and private housing (including veterans' housing).
         13. Renegotiation of Government contracts.
         14. Urban development and urban mass transit.

    (2) Such committee shall also study and review, on a comprehensive 
basis, matters relating to international economic policy as it affects 
United States monetary affairs, credit, and financial institutions; 
economic growth, urban affairs, and credit, and report thereon from time 
to time.

                           Rules of Procedure

              161 Cong. Rec. S538 (daily ed. Jan. 27, 2015)

               Rule 1.--Regular Meeting Date for Committee
    The regular meeting day for the Committee to transact its business 
shall be the last Tuesday in each month that the Senate is in Session; 
except that if the Committee has met at any time during the month prior 
to the last Tuesday of the month, the regular meeting of the Committee 
may be canceled at the discretion of the Chairman.

                           Rule 2.--Committee
    [a] Investigations.--No investigation shall be initiated by the 
Committee unless the Senate, or the full Committee, or the Chairman and 
Ranking Member have specifically authorized such investigation.
    [b] Hearings.--No hearing of the Committee shall be scheduled 
outside the District of Columbia except by agreement between the 
Chairman of the Committee and the Ranking Member of the Committee or by 
a majority vote of the Committee.
    [c] Confidential testimony.--No confidential testimony taken or 
confidential material presented at an executive session of the Committee 
or any report of the proceedings of such executive session shall be made 
public either in whole or in part or by way of summary, unless 
specifically authorized by the Chairman of the Committee and the Ranking 
Member of the Committee or by a majority vote of the Committee.
    [d] Interrogation of witnesses.--Committee interrogation of a 
witness shall be conducted only by members of the Committee or such 
professional staff as is authorized by the Chairman or the Ranking 
Member of the Committee.
    [e] Prior notice of markup sessions.--No session of the Committee or 
a Subcommittee for marking up any measure shall be held unless [1] each 
member of the Committee or the Subcommittee, as the case may be, has 
been notified in writing via electronic mail or paper mail of the date, 
time, and place of such session and has been furnished a copy of the 
measure to be considered, in a searchable electronic format, at least 3 
business days prior to the commencement of such session, or [2] the 
Chairman of the Committee or Subcommittee determines that exigent 
circumstances exist requiring that the session be held sooner.
    [f] Prior notice of first degree amendments.--It shall not be in 
order for the Committee or a Subcommittee to consider any amendment in 
the first degree proposed to any measure under consideration by the 
Committee or Subcommittee unless fifty written copies of such amendment 
have been delivered to the office of the Committee at least 2 business 
days prior to the meeting. It shall be in order, without prior notice, 
for a Senator to offer a motion to strike a single section of any 
measure under consideration. Such a motion to strike a section of the 
measure under consideration by the Committee or Subcommittee shall not 
be amendable. This section may be waived by a majority of the members of 
the Committee or Subcommittee voting, or by agreement of the Chairman 
and Ranking Member. This subsection shall apply only when the conditions 
of subsection [e][1] have been met.
    [g] Cordon rule.--Whenever a bill or joint resolution repealing or 
amending any statute or part thereof shall be before the Committee or 
Subcommittee, from initial consideration in hearings through final 
consideration, the Clerk shall place before each member of the Committee 
or Subcommittee a print of the statute or the part or section thereof to 
be amended or repealed showing by stricken-through type, the part or 
parts to be omitted, and in italics, the matter proposed to be added. In 
addition, whenever a member of the Committee or Subcommittee offers an 
amendment to a bill or joint resolution under consideration, those 
amendments shall be presented to the Committee or Subcommittee in a like 
form, showing by typographical devices the effect of the proposed 
amendment on existing law. The requirements of this subsection may be 
waived when, in the opinion of the Committee or Subcommittee Chairman, 
it is necessary to expedite the business of the Committee or 
Subcommittee.

                         Rule 3.--Subcommittees
    [a] Authorization for.--A Subcommittee of the Committee may be 
authorized only by the action of a majority of the Committee.
    [b] Membership.--No member may be a member of more than three 
Subcommittees and no member may chair more than one Subcommittee. No 
member will receive assignment to a second Subcommittee until, in order 
of seniority, all members of the Committee have chosen assignments to 
one Subcommittee, and no member shall receive assignment to a third 
Subcommittee until, in order of seniority, all members have chosen 
assignments to two Subcommittees.
    [c] Investigations.--No investigation shall be initiated by a 
Subcommittee unless the Senate or the full Committee has specifically 
authorized such investigation.
    [d] Hearings.--No hearing of a Subcommittee shall be scheduled 
outside the District of Columbia without prior consultation with the 
Chairman and then only by agreement between the Chairman of the 
Subcommittee and the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee or by a majority 
vote of the Subcommittee.
    [e] Confidential testimony.--No confidential testimony taken or 
confidential material presented at an executive session of the 
Subcommittee or any report of the proceedings of such executive session 
shall be made public, either in whole or in part or by way of summary, 
unless specifically authorized by the Chairman of the Subcommittee and 
the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee, or by a majority vote of the 
Subcommittee.
    [f] Interrogation of witnesses.--Subcommittee interrogation of a 
witness shall be conducted only by members of the Subcommittee or such 
professional staff as is authorized by the Chairman or the Ranking 
Member of the Subcommittee.
    [g] Special meetings.--If at least three members of a Subcommittee 
desire that a special meeting of the Subcommittee be called by the 
Chairman of the Subcommittee, those members may file in the offices of 
the Committee their written request to the Chairman of the Subcommittee 
for that special meeting. Immediately upon the filing of the request, 
the Clerk of the Committee shall notify the Chairman of the Subcommittee 
of the filing of the request. If, within 3 calendar days after the 
filing of the request, the Chairman of the Subcommittee does not call 
the requested special meeting, to be held within 7 calendar days after 
the filing of the request, a majority of the members of the Subcommittee 
may file in the offices of the Committee their written notice that a 
special meeting of the Subcommittee will be held, specifying the date 
and hour of that special meeting. The Subcommittee shall meet on that 
date and hour. Immediately upon the filing of the notice, the Clerk of 
the Committee shall notify all members of the Subcommittee that such 
special meeting will be held and inform them of its date and hour. If 
the Chairman of the Subcommittee is not present at any regular or 
special meeting of the Subcommittee, the Ranking Member of the majority 
party on the Subcommittee who is present shall preside at that meeting.
    [h] Voting.--No measure or matter shall be recommended from a 
Subcommittee to the Committee unless a majority of the Subcommittee are 
actually present. The vote of the Subcommittee to recommend a measure or 
matter to the Committee shall require the concurrence of a majority of 
the members of the Subcommittee voting. On Subcommittee matters other 
than a vote to recommend a measure or matter to the Committee no record 
vote shall be taken unless a majority of the Subcommittee is actually 
present. Any absent member of a Subcommittee may affirmatively request 
that his or her vote to recommend a measure or matter to the Committee 
or his vote on any such other matters on which a record vote is taken, 
be cast by proxy. The proxy shall be in writing and shall be 
sufficiently clear to identify the subject matter and to inform the 
Subcommittee as to how the member wishes his or her vote to be recorded 
thereon. By written notice to the Chairman of the Subcommittee any time 
before the record vote on the measure or matter concerned is taken, the 
member may withdraw a proxy previously given. All proxies shall be kept 
in the files of the Committee.

                           Rule 4.--Witnesses
    [a] Filing of statements.--Any witness appearing before the 
Committee or Subcommittee (including any witness representing a 
Government agency) must file with the Committee or Subcommittee (24 
hours preceding his or her appearance) 75 copies of his or her statement 
to the Committee or Subcommittee, and the statement must include a brief 
summary of the testimony. In the event that the witness fails to file a 
written statement and brief summary in accordance with this rule, the 
Chairman of the Committee or Subcommittee has the discretion to deny the 
witness the privilege of testifying before the Committee or Subcommittee 
until the witness has properly complied with the rule.
    [b] Length of statements.--Written statements properly filed with 
the Committee or Subcommittee may be as lengthy as the witness desires 
and may contain such documents or other addenda as the witness feels is 
necessary to present properly his or her views to the Committee or 
Subcommittee. The brief summary included in the statement must be no 
more than 3 pages long. It shall be left to the discretion of the 
Chairman of the Committee or Subcommittee as to what portion of the 
documents presented to the Committee or Subcommittee shall be published 
in the printed transcript of the hearings.
    [c] Ten-minute duration.--Oral statements of witnesses shall be 
based upon their filed statements but shall be limited to 10 minutes 
duration. This period may be limited or extended at the discretion of 
the Chairman presiding at the hearings.
    [d] Subpoena of witnesses.--Witnesses may be subpoenaed by the 
Chairman of the Committee or a Subcommittee with the agreement of the 
Ranking Member of the Committee or Subcommittee or by a majority vote of 
the Committee or Subcommittee.
    [e] Counsel permitted.--Any witness subpoenaed by the Committee or 
Subcommittee to a public or executive hearing may be accompanied by 
counsel of his or her own choosing who shall be permitted, while the 
witness is testifying, to advise him or her of his or her legal rights.
    [f] Expenses of witnesses.--No witness shall be reimbursed for his 
or her appearance at a public or executive hearing before the Committee 
or Subcommittee unless such reimbursement is agreed to by the Chairman 
and Ranking Member of the Committee.
    [g] Limits of questions.--Questioning of a witness by members shall 
be limited to 5 minutes duration when 5 or more members are present and 
10 minutes duration when less than 5 members are present, except that if 
a member is unable to finish his or her questioning in this period, he 
or she may be permitted further questions of the witness after all 
members have been given an opportunity to question the witness.
    Additional opportunity to question a witness shall be limited to a 
duration of 5 minutes until all members have been given the opportunity 
of questioning the witness for a second time. This 5-minute period per 
member will be continued until all members have exhausted their 
questions of the witness.

                             Rule 5.--Voting
    [a] Vote to report a measure or matter.--No measure or matter shall 
be reported from the Committee unless a majority of the Committee is 
actually present. The vote of the Committee to report a measure or 
matter shall require the concurrence of a majority of the members of the 
Committee who are present.
    Any absent member may affirmatively request that his or her vote to 
report a matter be cast by proxy. The proxy shall be sufficiently clear 
to identify the subject matter, and to inform the Committee as to how 
the member wishes his vote to be recorded thereon. By written notice to 
the Chairman any time before the record vote on the measure or matter 
concerned is taken, any member may withdraw a proxy previously given. 
All proxies shall be kept in the files of the Committee, along with the 
record of the rollcall vote of the members present and voting, as an 
official record of the vote on the measure or matter.
    [b] Vote on matters other than to report a measure or matter.--On 
Committee matters other than a vote to report a measure or matter, no 
record vote shall be taken unless a majority of the Committee are 
actually present. On any such other matter, a member of the Committee 
may request that his or her vote may be cast by proxy. The proxy shall 
be in writing and shall be sufficiently clear to identify the subject 
matter, and to inform the Committee as to how the member wishes his or 
her vote to be recorded thereon. By written notice to the Chairman any 
time before the vote on such other matter is taken, the member may 
withdraw a proxy previously given. All proxies relating to such other 
matters shall be kept in the files of the Committee.

                             Rule 6.--Quorum
    No executive session of the Committee or a Subcommittee shall be 
called to order unless a majority of the Committee or Subcommittee, as 
the case may be, are actually present. Unless the Committee otherwise 
provides or is required by the Rules of the Senate, one member shall 
constitute a quorum for the receipt of evidence, the swearing in of 
witnesses, and the taking of testimony.

                     Rule 7.--Staff Present on Dais
    Only members and the Clerk of the Committee shall be permitted on 
the dais during public or executive hearings, except that a member may 
have one staff person accompany him or her during such public or 
executive hearing on the dais. If a member desires a second staff person 
to accompany him or her on the dais he or she must make a request to the 
Chairman for that purpose.

                      Rule 8.--Coinage Legislation
    At least 67 Senators must cosponsor any gold medal or commemorative 
coin bill or resolution before consideration by the Committee.
             COMMITTEE PROCEDURES FOR PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEES
     Procedures formally adopted by the U.S. Senate Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, February 4, 1981, establish a 
uniform questionnaire for all Presidential nominees whose confirmation 
hearings come before this Committee.
    In addition, the procedures establish that:
          [1] A confirmation hearing shall normally be held at least 5 
        days after receipt of the completed questionnaire by the 
        Committee unless waived by a majority vote of the Committee.
          [2] The Committee shall vote on the confirmation not less than 
        24 hours after the Committee has received transcripts of the 
        hearing unless waived by unanimous consent.
          [3] All nominees routinely shall testify under oath at their 
        confirmation hearings.
    This questionnaire shall be made a part of the public record except 
for financial information, which shall be kept confidential.
    Nominees are requested to answer all questions, and to add 
additional pages where necessary.
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                                 Budget

                         COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET

                              Jurisdiction

                A. Rule XXV, Standing Rules of the Senate
    1. The following standing committees shall be appointed at the 
commencement of each Congress, and shall continue and have the power to 
act until their successors are appointed, with leave to report by bill 
or otherwise on matters within their respective jurisdictions:
          * * * * * * *
    (e)(1) Committee on the Budget, to which committee shall be referred 
all concurrent resolutions on the budget (as defined in section 3(a)(4) 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974) and all other matters required 
to be referred to that committee under titles III and IV of that Act, 
and messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating thereto.
      (2) Such committee shall have the duty--

          (A) to report the matters required to be reported by it under 
        titles III and IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;
          (B) to make continuing studies of the effect on budget outlays 
        of relevant existing and proposed legislation and to report the 
        results of such studies to the Senate on a recurring basis;
          (C) to request and evaluate continuing studies of tax 
        expenditures, to devise methods of coordinating tax 
        expenditures, policies, and programs with direct budget outlays, 
        and to report the results of such studies to the Senate on a 
        recurring basis; and
          (D) to review, on a continuing basis, the conduct by the 
        Congressional Budget Office of its functions and duties.

  B. Standing Order on the Referral of Budget Process Legislation, 123 
                         Cong. Rec. 26709 (1977)
    [L]egislation affecting the congressional budget process, as 
described below, [shall] be referred jointly to the Committees on the 
Budget and on Governmental Affairs. If one committee acts to report a 
jointly-referred measure, the other must act within 30 calendar days of 
continuous possession, or be automati[c]ally discharged.
    Legislative proposals affecting the congressional budget process to 
which this order applies are:

          First. The functions, duties, and powers of the Budget 
        Committee--as described in title I of the act;\1\
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    \1\The act referred to in this standing order is the Congressional 
Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, Pub. L. No. 93-344, 88 Stat. 
297.
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          Second. The functions, duties, and powers of the Congressional 
        Budget Office--as described in title[s] II and IV of the act[;]
          Third. The process by which Congress annually establishes the 
        appropriate levels of budget authority, outlays, revenues, 
        deficits or surpluses, and public debt--including subdivisions 
        thereof. That process includes the establishment of:

                  mandatory ceilings on spending and appropriations;
                  a floor on revenues;
                  timetables for congressional action on concurrent 
                resolutions, on the reporting of authorization bills, 
                and on the enactment of appropriation bills; and
                  enforcement mechanisms for the limits and timetables,
        all as described in titles III and IV of the act[;]

          Fourth. The limiting of backdoor spending device[s]--as 
        described in title IV of the act;
          Fifth. The timetables for Presidential submission of 
        appropriations and authorization requests--as described in title 
        VI of the act;
          Sixth. The definitions of what constitutes impoundment--such 
        as ``rescissions'' and ``deferrals,'' as provided in the 
        Impoundment Control Act, title X;
          Seventh. The process and determination by which impoundments 
        must be reported to and considered by Congress--as provided in 
        the Impoundment Control Act, title X;
          Eighth. The mechanisms to insure Executive compliance with the 
        provisions of the Impoundment Control Act, title X--such as GAO 
        review and lawsuits; and
          Ninth. The provisions which affect the content or 
        determination of amounts included in or excluded from the 
        congressional budget or the calculation of such amounts, 
        including the definition of terms provided by the Budget Act--as 
        set forth in title I thereof.

             C. S. Res. 45, 94th Cong., 1st Sess. (1975)\2\
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    \2\As amended by unanimous consent, see 132 Cong. Rec. 7318 (1986).
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                               RESOLUTION
Relative to the referral of measures relating to the budget.

      Resolved, (1) That messages received pursuant to title X of the 
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act be referred 
concurrently to the Appropriations Committee, to the Budget Committee, 
and to any other appropriate authorizing committee.
      (2) That bills, resolutions, and joint resolutions introduced with 
respect to rescissions and deferrals shall be referred to the 
Appropriations Committee, the Budget Committee, and pending 
implementation of section 410 of the Congressional Budget Impoundment 
Control Act and subject to section 401(d), to any other committee 
exercising jurisdiction over contract and borrowing authority programs 
as defined by section 401(c)(2) (A) and (B). The Budget Committee and 
such other committees shall report their views, if any, to the 
Appropriations Committee within 20 days following referral of such 
messages, bills, resolutions, or joint resolutions. The Budget 
Committee's consideration shall extend only to macroeconomic 
implications, impact on priorities and aggregate spending levels, and 
the legality of the President's use of the deferral and rescission 
mechanism under title X. The Appropriations and authorizing committees 
shall exercise their normal responsibilities over programs and 
priorities.
      (3) If any committee to which a bill or resolution has been 
referred recommends its passage, the Appropriations Committee shall 
report that bill or resolution together with its views and reports of 
the Budget and any appropriate authorizing committees to the Senate 
within--

          (A) the time remaining under the Act in the case of 
        rescissions, or
          (B) within 20 days in the case of deferrals.

      (4) The 20 day period referred to herein means twenty calendar 
days; and for the purposes of computing the twenty days, recesses or 
adjournments of the Senate for more than 3 days to a day certain shall 
not be counted; and for recesses and adjournments of more than 30 
calendar days continuous duration or the sine die adjournment of a 
session, the 20 day period shall begin anew on the day following the 
reconvening of the Senate.

   D. S. Res. 445, Sec. Sec. 101(d) & (e), 501, 108th Cong., 2d Sess. 
                                 (2004)
          * * * * * * *
    Sec. 101(d) Jurisdiction of Budget Committee.--Notwithstanding 
paragraph (b)(3) of this section [budget and accounting measures, other 
than appropriations, are under the jurisdiction of the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs], and except as otherwise 
provided in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee on the 
Budget shall have exclusive jurisdiction over measures affecting the 
congressional budget process, which are--

          (1) the functions, duties, and powers of the Budget Committee;
          (2) the functions, duties, and powers of the Congressional 
        Budget Office;
          (3) the process by which Congress annually establishes the 
        appropriate levels of budget authority, outlays, revenues, 
        deficits or surpluses, and public debt -- including subdivisions 
        thereof -- and including the establishment of mandatory ceilings 
        on spending and appropriations, a floor on revenues, timetables 
        for congressional action on concurrent resolutions, on the 
        reporting of authorization bills, and on the enactment of 
        appropriation bills, and enforcement mechanisms for budgetary 
        limits and timetables;
          (4) the limiting of backdoor spending devices;
          (5) the timetables for Presidential submission of 
        appropriations and authorization requests;
          (6) the definitions of what constitutes impoundment -- such as 
        ``rescissions'' and ``deferrals'';
          (7) the process and determination by which impoundments must 
        be reported to and considered by Congress;
          (8) the mechanisms to insure Executive compliance with the 
        provisions of the Impoundment Control Act, title X -- such as 
        GAO review and lawsuits; and
          (9) the provisions which affect the content or determination 
        of amounts included in or excluded from the congressional budget 
        or the calculation of such amounts, including the definition of 
        terms provided by the Budget Act.
    (e) OMB Nominees.--The Committee on the Budget and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs shall have joint jurisdiction 
over the nominations of persons nominated by the President to fill the 
positions of Director and Deputy Director for Budget within the Office 
of Management and Budget, and if one committee votes to order reported 
such a nomination, the other must report within 30 calendar days 
session, or be automatically discharged.
           * * * * * * *
    Sec. 501. Effective Date. This resolution shall take effect on the 
convening of the 109th Congress.

                           Rules of Procedure

             161 Cong. Rec. S1198 (daily ed. Feb. 27, 2015)

                               I. Meetings
    (1) The committee shall hold its regular meeting on the first 
Thursday of each month. Additional meetings may be called by the chair 
as the chair deems necessary to expedite committee business.
    (2) Each meeting of the committee, including meetings to conduct 
hearings, shall be open to the public, except that a portion or portions 
of any such meeting may be closed to the public if the committee 
determines by record vote in open session of a majority of the members 
of the committee present that the matters to be discussed or the 
testimony to be taken at such portion or portions--

          (a) will disclose matters necessary to be kept secret in the 
        interests of national defense or the confidential conduct of the 
        foreign relations of the United States;
          (b) will relate solely to matters of the committee staff 
        personnel or internal staff management or procedure;
          (c) will tend to charge an individual with crime or 
        misconduct, to disgrace or injure the professional standing of 
        an individual, or otherwise to expose an individual to public 
        contempt or obloquy, or will represent a clearly unwarranted 
        invasion of the privacy of an individual;
          (d) will disclose the identity of any informer or law 
        enforcement agent or will disclose any information relating to 
        the investigation or prosecution of a criminal offense that is 
        required to be kept secret in the interests of effective law 
        enforcement; or
          (e) will disclose information relating to the trade secrets or 
        financial or commercial information pertaining specifically to a 
        given person if--

                  (i) an act of Congress requires the information to be 
                kept confidential by Government officers and employees; 
                or
                  (ii) the information has been obtained by the 
                Government on a confidential basis, other than through 
                an application by such person for a specific Government 
                financial or other benefit, and is required to be kept 
                secret in order to prevent undue injury to the 
                competitive position of such person.
          (f) may divulge matters required to be kept confidential under 
        other provisions of law or Government regulations.
    (3) Notice of, and the agenda for, any business meeting or markup 
shall be provided to each member and made available to the public at 
least 72 hours prior to such meeting or markup.

                        II. Order of Recognition
    Those members who are present at the start of any meeting of the 
committee including meetings to conduct hearings, shall be recognized in 
order of seniority based on time served as a member of the committee. 
Any members arriving after the start of the meeting shall be recognized, 
in order of appearance, after the most junior member.

                         III. Quorums and Voting
    (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this section, a 
quorum for the transaction of committee business shall consist of not 
less than one-third of the membership of the entire committee: Provided, 
that proxies shall not be counted in making a quorum.
    (2) A majority of the committee shall constitute a quorum for 
reporting budget resolutions, legislative measures or recommendations: 
Provided, that proxies shall not be counted in making a quorum.
    (3) For the purpose of taking sworn or unsworn testimony, a quorum 
of the committee shall consist of one Senator.
    (4)(a) The committee may poll--

          (i) internal committee matters including those concerning the 
        committee's staff, records, and budget;
          (ii) steps in an investigation, including issuance of 
        subpoenas, applications for immunity orders, and requests for 
        documents from agencies; and
          (iii) other committee business that the committee has 
        designated for polling at a meeting, except that the committee 
        may not vote by poll on reporting to the Senate any measure, 
        matter, or recommendation, and may not vote by poll on closing a 
        meeting or hearing to the public.
    (b) To conduct a poll, the chair shall circulate polling sheets to 
each member specifying the matter being polled and the time limit for 
completion of the poll. If any member requests, the matter shall be held 
for a meeting rather than being polled. The chief clerk shall keep a 
record of polls; if the committee determines by record vote in open 
session of a majority of the members of the committee present that the 
polled matter is one of those enumerated in rule I(2)(a)-(e), then the 
record of the poll shall be confidential. Any member may move at the 
committee meeting following a poll for a vote on the polled decision.

                               IV. Proxies
    When a record vote is taken in the committee on any bill, 
resolution, amendment, or any other question, a quorum being present, a 
member who is unable to attend the meeting may vote by proxy if the 
absent member has been informed of the matter on which the vote is being 
recorded and has affirmatively requested to be so recorded; except that 
no member may vote by proxy during the deliberations on Budget 
Resolutions.

                   V. Hearings and Hearing Procedures
    (1) The committee shall make public announcement of the date, place, 
time, and subject matter of any hearing to be conducted on any measure 
or matter at least 1 week in advance of such hearing, unless the chair 
and ranking member determine that there is good cause to begin such 
hearing at an earlier date.
    (2) At least 24 hours prior to the scheduled start time of the 
hearing, a witness appearing before the committee shall file a written 
statement of proposed testimony with the chief clerk who is responsible 
for circulating the proposed testimony to all members at the same time. 
The requirement that a witness submit testimony 24 hours prior to a 
hearing may be waived by the chair and the ranking member, following 
their determination that there is good cause for the failure of 
compliance.

                          VI. Committee Reports
    (1) When the committee has ordered a measure or recommendation 
reported, following final action, the report thereon shall be filed in 
the Senate at the earliest practicable time.
    (2) A member of the committee, who gives notice of an intention to 
file supplemental, minority, or additional views at the time of final 
committee approval of a measure or matter, shall be entitled to not less 
than 3 calendar days in which to file such views, in writing, with the 
chief clerk of the committee. Such views shall then be included in the 
committee report and printed in the same volume, as a part thereof, and 
their inclusions shall be noted on the cover of the report. In the 
absence of timely notice, the committee report may be filed and printed 
immediately without such views.

               VII. Use of Display Materials in Committee
    Committee members may use the electronic display system provided in 
the committee hearing room or physical graphic displays during any 
meetings or hearings of the committee. Physical graphic displays are 
limited to the following:
          Charts, photographs, or renderings:
          Size: no larger than 36 inches by 48 inches.
          Where: on an easel stand next to the member's seat or at the 
        rear of the committee room.
          When: only at the time the member is speaking.
          Number: no more than two may be displayed at a time.

               VIII. Confirmation Standards and Procedures
    (1) Standards. In considering a nomination, the committee shall 
inquire into the nominee's experience, qualifications, suitability, and 
integrity to serve in the position to which he or she has been 
nominated. The committee shall recommend confirmation if it finds that 
the nominee has the necessary integrity and is affirmatively qualified 
by reason of training, education, or experience to carry out the 
functions of the office to which he or she was nominated.
    (2) Information Concerning the Nominee. Each nominee shall submit 
the following information to the chief clerk, who will distribute to the 
chairman and ranking member at the same time:
          (a) A detailed biographical resume which contains information 
        concerning education, employment, and background which generally 
        relates to the position to which the individual is nominated, 
        and which is to be made public;
          (b) Information concerning financial and other background of 
        the nominee which is to be made public; provided, that financial 
        information that does not relate to the nominee's qualifications 
        to hold the position to which the individual is nominated, tax 
        returns or reports prepared by federal agencies that may be 
        submitted by the nominee shall, after review by the chair, 
        ranking member, or any other member of the committee upon 
        request, be maintained in a manner to ensure confidentiality; 
        and,
          (c) Copies of other relevant documents and responses to 
        questions as the committee may so request, such as responses to 
        questions concerning the policies and programs the nominee 
        intends to pursue upon taking office.
    (3) Report on the Nominee. After a review of all information 
pertinent to the nomination, a confidential report on the nominee may be 
prepared by the committee staff for the chair, the ranking member and, 
upon request, for any other member of the committee. The report shall 
summarize the steps taken and the results of the committee inquiry, 
including any unresolved matters that have been raised during the course 
of the inquiry.
    (4) Hearings. The committee shall conduct a hearing during which the 
nominee shall be called to testify under oath on all matters relating to 
his or her suitability for office, including the policies and programs 
which he or she would pursue while in that position. No hearing or 
meeting to consider the confirmation shall be held until at least 72 
hours after the following events have occurred: the nominee has 
responded to the requirements set forth in subsection (2), and, if a 
report described in subsection (3) has been prepared, it has been 
presented to the chairman and ranking member, and is available to other 
members of the committee, upon request.
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                  Commerce, Science, and Transportation

           COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION

                              Jurisdiction

                 Rule XXV, Standing Rules of the Senate
    1. The following standing committees shall be appointed at the 
commencement of each Congress, and shall continue and have the power to 
act until their successors are appointed, with leave to report by bill 
or otherwise on matters within their respective jurisdictions:
          * * * * * * *
    (f)(1) Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, to which 
committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, 
petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following 
subjects:

          1. Coast Guard.
          2. Coastal zone management.
          3. Communications.
          4. Highway safety.
          5. Inland waterways, except construction.
          6. Interstate commerce.
          7. Marine and ocean navigation, safety, and transportation, 
        including navigational aspects of deepwater ports.
          8. Marine fisheries.
          9. Merchant marine and navigation.
         10. Nonmilitary aeronautical and space sciences.
         11. Oceans, weather, and atmospheric activities.
         12. Panama Canal and interoceanic canals generally, except as 
        provided in subparagraph (c).
         13. Regulation of consumer products and services, including 
        testing related to toxic substances, other than pesticides, and 
        except for credit, financial services, and housing.
         14. Regulation of interstate common carriers, including 
        railroads, buses, trucks, vessels, pipelines, and civil 
        aviation.
         15. Science, engineering, and technology research and 
        development and policy.
         16. Sports.
         17. Standards and measurement.
         18. Transportation.
         19. Transportation and commerce aspects of Outer Continental 
        Shelf lands.

    (2) Such committee shall also study and review, on a comprehensive 
basis, all matters relating to science and technology, oceans policy, 
transportation, communications, and consumer affairs, and report thereon 
from time to time.

                           Rules of Procedure

              161 Cong. Rec. S272 (daily ed. Jan. 20, 2015)

                    RULE I. Meetings of the Committee
    1. In General.--The regular meeting dates of the Committee shall be 
the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Additional meetings may be 
called by the Chairman as the Chairman may deem necessary, or pursuant 
to the provisions of paragraph 3 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate.
    2. Open Meetings.--Meetings of the Committee, or any subcommittee, 
including meetings to conduct hearings, shall be open to the public, 
except that a meeting or series of meetings by the Committee, or any 
subcommittee, on the same subject for a period of no more than 14 
calendar days may be closed to the public on a motion made and seconded 
to go into closed session to discuss only whether the matters enumerated 
in subparagraphs (A) through (F) would require the meeting to be closed, 
followed immediately by a record vote in open session by a majority of 
the members of the Committee, or any subcommittee, when it is determined 
that the matter to be discussed or the testimony to be taken at such 
meeting or meetings--

          (A) will disclose matters necessary to be kept secret in the 
        interests of national defense or the confidential conduct of the 
        foreign relations of the United States;
          (B) will relate solely to matters of Committee staff personnel 
        or internal staff management or procedure;
          (C) will tend to charge an individual with crime or 
        misconduct, to disgrace or injure the professional standing of 
        an individual, or otherwise to expose an individual to public 
        contempt or obloquy, or will represent a clearly unwarranted 
        invasion of the privacy of an individual;
          (D) will disclose the identity of any informer or law 
        enforcement agent or will disclose any information relating to 
        the investigation or prosecution of a criminal offense that is 
        required to be kept secret in the interest of effective law 
        enforcement;
          (E) will disclose information relating to the trade secrets 
        of, or financial or commercial information pertaining 
        specifically to, a given person if--

                  (1) an Act of Congress requires the information to be 
                kept confidential by Government officers and employees; 
                or
                  (2) the information has been obtained by the 
                Government on a confidential basis, other than through 
                an application by such person for a specific Government 
                financial or other benefit, and is required to be kept 
                secret in order to prevent undue injury to the 
                competitive position of such person; or

          (F) may divulge matters required to be kept confidential under 
        other provisions of law or Government regulations.
    3. Statements.--Each witness who is to appear before the Committee 
or any subcommittee shall file with the Committee, at least 24 hours in 
advance of the hearing, a written statement of the witness's testimony 
in as many copies as the Chairman of the Committee or subcommittee 
prescribes. In the event a witness fails to file a timely written 
statement in accordance with this rule, the Chairman of the Committee or 
subcommittee, as applicable, may permit the witness to testify, or deny 
the witness the privilege of testifying before the Committee, or permit 
the witness to testify in response to questions from members without the 
benefit of giving an opening statement.
    4. Field Hearings.--Field hearings of the full Committee, and any 
subcommittee thereof, shall be scheduled only when authorized by the 
Chairman and ranking minority member of the full Committee.

                            RULE II. Quorums
    1. Bills, Resolutions, and Nominations.--A majority of the members, 
which includes at least 1 minority member, shall constitute a quorum for 
official action of the Committee when reporting a bill, resolution, or 
nomination. Proxies may not be counted in making a quorum for purposes 
of this paragraph.
    2. Other Business.--One-third of the entire membership of the 
Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business 
as may be considered by the Committee, except for the reporting of a 
bill, resolution, or nomination or authorizing a subpoena. Proxies may 
not be counted in making a quorum for purposes of this paragraph.
    3. Taking Testimony.--For the purpose of taking sworn testimony a 
quorum of the Committee and each subcommittee thereof, now or hereafter 
appointed, shall consist of 1 member of the Committee.

                            RULE III. Proxies
    When a record vote is taken in the Committee on any bill, 
resolution, amendment, or any other question, the required quorum being 
present, a member who is unable to attend the meeting may submit his or 
her vote by proxy, in writing or through personal instructions.

             RULE IV. Consideration of Bills and Resolutions
    It shall not be in order during a meeting of the Committee to move 
to proceed to the consideration of any bill or resolution unless the 
bill or resolution has been filed with the Clerk of the Committee not 
less than 48 hours in advance of the Committee meeting, in as many 
copies as the Chairman of the Committee prescribes. This rule may be 
waived with the concurrence of the Chairman and the ranking minority 
member of the full Committee.

                   RULE V. Subpoenas; Counsel; Record
    1. Subpoenas.--The Chairman, with the approval of the ranking 
minority member of the Committee, may subpoena the attendance of 
witnesses for hearings and the production of memoranda, documents, 
records, or any other materials. The Chairman may subpoena such 
attendance of witnesses or production of materials without the approval 
of the ranking minority member if the Chairman or a member of the 
Committee staff designated by the Chairman has not received notification 
from the ranking minority member or a member of the Committee staff 
designated by the ranking minority member of disapproval of the subpoena 
within 72 hours, excluding Saturdays and Sundays, of being notified of 
the subpoena. If a subpoena is disapproved by the ranking minority 
member as provided in this paragraph, the subpoena may be authorized by 
vote of the Members of the Committee, the quorum required by paragraph 1 
of rule II being present. When the Committee or Chairman authorizes a 
subpoena, it shall be issued upon the signature of the Chairman or any 
other Member of the Committee designated by the Chairman. At the 
direction of the Chairman, with notification to the ranking minority 
member of not less than 72 hours, the staff is authorized to take 
depositions from witnesses. The ranking minority member, or a member of 
the Committee staff designated by the ranking minority member, shall be 
given the opportunity to attend and participate in the taking of any 
deposition. Witnesses at depositions shall be examined upon oath 
administered by an individual authorized by law to administer oaths, or 
administered by any member of the Committee if one is present.
    2. Counsel.--Witnesses may be accompanied at a public or executive 
hearing, or the taking of a deposition, by counsel to advise them of 
their rights. Counsel retained by any witness and accompanying such 
witness shall be permitted to be present during the testimony of the 
witness at any public or executive hearing, or the taking of a 
deposition, to advise the witness, while the witness is testifying, of 
the witness's legal rights. In the case of any witness who is an officer 
or employee of the government, or of a corporation or association, the 
Chairman may rule that representation by counsel from the government, 
corporation, or association or by counsel representing other witnesses, 
creates a conflict of interest, and that the witness may only be 
represented during testimony before the Committee by personal counsel 
not from the government, corporation, or association or by personal 
counsel not representing other witnesses. This paragraph shall not be 
construed to excuse a witness from testifying in the event the witness's 
counsel is ejected for conducting himself or herself in such manner as 
to prevent, impede, disrupt, obstruct, or interfere with the orderly 
administration of a hearing or the taking of a deposition. This 
paragraph may not be construed as authorizing counsel to coach the 
witness or to answer for the witness. The failure of any witness to 
secure counsel shall not excuse the witness from complying with a 
subpoena.
    3. Record.--An accurate electronic or stenographic record shall be 
kept of the testimony of all witnesses in executive and public hearings 
and depositions. If testimony given by deposition is transcribed, the 
individual administering the oath shall certify on the transcript that 
the witness was duly sworn in his or her presence and the transcriber 
shall certify that the transcript is a true record of the testimony. The 
transcript with these certifications shall be filed with the chief clerk 
of the Committee. The record of a witness's testimony, whether in public 
or executive session or in a deposition, shall be made available for 
inspection by the witness or the witness's counsel under Committee 
supervision. A copy of any testimony given in public session, or that 
part of the testimony given by the witness in executive session or 
deposition and subsequently quoted or made part of the record in a 
public session, shall be provided to that witness at the witness's 
expense if so requested. Upon inspecting the transcript, within a time 
limit set by the Clerk of the Committee, a witness may request changes 
in the transcript to correct errors of transcription and grammatical 
errors. The witness may also bring to the attention of the Committee 
errors of fact in the witness's testimony by submitting a sworn 
statement about those facts with a request that it be attached to the 
transcript. The Chairman or a member of the Committee staff designated 
by the Chairman shall rule on such requests.

                    RULE VI. Broadcasting of Hearings
    Public hearings of the full Committee, or any subcommittee thereof, 
shall be televised or broadcast only when authorized by the Chairman and 
the ranking minority member of the full Committee.

                         RULE VII. Subcommittees
    1. Hearings.--Any member of the Committee may sit with any 
subcommittee during its hearings.
    2. Change of Chairmanship.--Subcommittees shall be considered de 
novo whenever there is a change in the chairmanship, and seniority on 
the particular subcommittee shall not necessarily apply.
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                      Energy and Natural Resources

                COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

                              Jurisdiction

                 Rule XXV, Standing Rules of the Senate
    1. The following standing committees shall be appointed at the 
commencement of each Congress, and shall continue and have the power to 
act until their successors are appointed, with leave to report by bill 
or otherwise on matters within their respective jurisdictions:
          * * * * * * *
    (g)(1) Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which committee 
shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, 
memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects:

          1. Coal production, distribution, and utilization.
          2. Energy policy.
          3. Energy regulation and conservation.
          4. Energy related aspects of deepwater ports.
          5. Energy research and development.
          6. Extraction of minerals from oceans and Outer Continental 
        Shelf lands.
          7. Hydroelectric power, irrigation, and reclamation.
          8. Mining education and research.
          9. Mining, mineral lands, mining claims, and mineral 
        conservation.
         10. National parks, recreation areas, wilderness areas, wild 
        and scenic rivers, historical sites, military parks and 
        battlefields, and on the public domain, preservation of 
        prehistoric ruins and objects of interest.
         11. Naval petroleum reserves in Alaska.
         12. Nonmilitary development of nuclear energy.
         13. Oil and gas production and distribution.
         14. Public lands and forests, including farming and grazing 
        thereon, and mineral extraction therefrom.
         15. Solar energy systems.
         16. Territorial possessions of the United States, including 
        trusteeships.

    (2) Such committee shall also study and review, on a comprehensive 
basis, matters relating to energy and resources development, and report 
thereon from time to time.

                           Rules of Procedure

              161 Cong. Rec. S978 (daily ed. Feb. 12, 2015)

                              General Rules
    Rule 1. The Standing Rules of the Senate, as supplemented by these 
rules, are adopted as the rules of the Committee and its Subcommittees.

                        Meetings of the Committee
    Rule 2. (a) The Committee shall meet on the third Thursday of each 
month while the Congress is in session for the purpose of conducting 
business, unless, for the convenience of Members, the Chairman shall set 
some other day for a meeting. Additional meetings may be called by the 
Chairman as he may deem necessary.
    (b) Hearings of any Subcommittee may be called by the Chairman of 
such Subcommittee, Provided, That no Subcommittee hearing other than a 
field hearing, shall be scheduled or held concurrently with a full 
Committee meeting or hearing, unless a majority of the Committee concurs 
in such concurrent hearing.

                       Open Hearings and Meetings
    Rule 3. (a) All hearings and business meetings of the Committee and 
all the hearings of any of its Subcommittees shall be open to the public 
unless the Committee or Subcommittee involved, by majority vote of all 
the Members of the Committee or such Subcommittee, orders the hearing or 
meeting to be closed in accordance with paragraph 5(b) of Rule XXVI of 
the Standing Rules of the Senate.
    (b) A transcript shall be kept of each hearing of the Committee or 
any Subcommittee.
    (c) A transcript shall be kept of each business meeting of the 
Committee unless a majority of all the Members of the Committee agrees 
that some other form of permanent record is preferable.

                            Hearing Procedure
    Rule 4. (a) Public notice shall be given of the date, place, and 
subject matter of any hearing to be held by the Committee or any 
Subcommittee at least one week in advance of such hearing unless the 
Chairman of the full Committee or the Subcommittee involved determines 
that the hearing is non-controversial or that special circumstances 
require expedited procedures and a majority of all the Members of the 
Committee or the Subcommittee involved concurs. In no case shall a 
hearing be conducted with less than twenty-four hours' notice. Any 
document or report that is the subject of a hearing shall be provided to 
every Member of the Committee or Subcommittee involved at least 72 hours 
before the hearing unless the Chairman and Ranking Member determine 
otherwise.
    (b) Each witness who is to appear before the Committee or any 
Subcommittee shall file with the Committee or Subcommittee, at least 24 
hours in advance of the hearing, a written statement of his or her 
testimony in as many copies as the Chairman of the Committee or 
Subcommittee prescribes.
    (c) Each Member shall be limited to five minutes in the questioning 
of any witness until such time as all Members who so desire have had an 
opportunity to question the witness.
    (d) The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee or 
Subcommittee or the Ranking Majority and Minority Members present at the 
hearing may each appoint one Committee staff member to question each 
witness. Such staff member may question the witness only after all 
Members present have completed their questioning of the witness or at 
such other time as the Chairman and the Ranking Majority and Minority 
Members present may agree. No staff member may question a witness in the 
absence of a quorum for the taking of testimony.

                         Business Meeting Agenda
    Rule 5. (a) A legislative measure, nomination, or other matter shall 
be included on the agenda of the next following business meeting of the 
full Committee if a written request by a Member of the Committee for 
such inclusion has been filed with the Chairman of the Committee at 
least one week prior to such meeting. Nothing in this rule shall be 
construed to limit the authority of the Chairman of the Committee to 
include a legislative measure, nomination, or other matter on the 
Committee agenda in the absence of such request.
    (b) The agenda for any business meeting of the Committee shall be 
provided to each Member and made available to the public at least three 
days prior to such meeting, and no new items may be added after the 
agenda is so published except by the approval of a majority of all the 
Members of the Committee on matters not included on the public agenda. 
The Staff Director shall promptly notify absent Members of any action 
taken by the Committee on matters not included on the published agenda.

                                 Quorums
    Rule 6. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), eight 
Members shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business of the 
Committee.
    (b) No measure or matter shall be ordered reported from the 
Committee unless twelve Members of the Committee are actually present at 
the time such action is taken.
    (c) One Member shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of 
conducting a hearing or taking testimony on any measure or matter before 
the Committee or any Subcommittee.

                                 Voting
    Rule 7. (a) A rollcall of the Members shall be taken upon the 
request of any Member. Any Member who does not vote on any rollcall at 
the time the roll is called, may vote (in person or by proxy) on that 
rollcall at any later time during the same business meeting.
    (b) Proxy voting shall be permitted on all matters, except that 
proxies may not be counted for the purpose of determining the presence 
of a quorum. Unless further limited, a proxy shall be exercised only 
upon the date for which it is given and upon the items published in the 
agenda for that date.
    (c) Each Committee report shall set forth the vote on the motion to 
report the measure or matter involved. Unless the Committee directs 
otherwise, the report will not set out any votes on amendments offered 
during Committee consideration. Any Member who did not vote on any 
rollcall shall have the opportunity to have his position recorded in the 
appropriate Committee record or Committee report.
    (d) The Committee vote to report a measure to the Senate shall also 
authorize the staff of the Committee to make necessary technical and 
clerical corrections in the measure.

                              Subcommittees
    Rule 8. (a) The number of Members assigned to each Subcommittee and 
the division between Majority and Minority Members shall be fixed by the 
Chairman in consultation with the Ranking Minority Member.
    (b) Assignment of Members to Subcommittees shall, insofar as 
possible, reflect the preferences of the Members. No Member will receive 
assignment to a second Subcommittee until, in order of seniority, all 
Members of the Committee have chosen assignments to one Subcommittee, 
and no Member shall receive assignment to a third Subcommittee until, in 
order of seniority, all Members have chosen assignments to two 
Subcommittees.
    (c) Any Member of the Committee may sit with any Subcommittee during 
its hearings but shall not have the authority to vote on any matters 
before the Subcommittee unless he is a Member of such Subcommittee.

                               Nominations
    Rule 9. At any hearing to confirm a Presidential nomination, the 
testimony of the nominee and, at the request of any Member, any other 
witness shall be under oath. Every nominee shall submit the financial 
disclosure report filed pursuant to title I of the Ethics in Government 
Act of 1978. Such report is made available to the public.

                             Investigations
    Rule 10.(a) Neither the Committee nor any of its Subcommittees may 
undertake an investigation unless specifically authorized by the 
Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member or a majority of all the 
Members of the Committee.
    (b) A witness called to testify in an investigation shall be 
informed of the matter or matters under investigation, given a copy of 
these rules, given the opportunity to make a brief and relevant oral 
statement before or after questioning, and be permitted to have counsel 
of his or her choosing present during his or her testimony at any public 
or closed hearing, or at any unsworn interview, to advise the witness of 
his or her legal rights.
    (c) For purposes of this rule, the term ``investigation'' shall not 
include a review or study undertaken pursuant to paragraph 8 of Rule 
XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate or a preliminary inquiry, 
undertaken at the direction of the Chairman or the Ranking Member, 
intended to determine whether there is substantial credible evidence 
that would warrant an investigation.

                             Sworn Testimony
    Rule 11. Witnesses in Committee or Subcommittee hearings may be 
required to give testimony under oath whenever the Chairman or Ranking 
Minority Member of the Committee or Subcommittee deems such to be 
necessary. If one or more witnesses at a hearing are required to testify 
under oath, all witnesses at such hearing shall be required to testify 
under oath.

                                Subpoenas
    Rule 12. The Chairman shall have authority to issue subpoenas for 
the attendance of witnesses or the production of memoranda, documents, 
records, or other materials (1) with the agreement of the Ranking 
Minority Member, (2) when authorized by a majority of all the Members of 
the Committee, or (3) when within the scope of an investigation 
authorized under Rule 10(a).

                         Confidential Testimony
    Rule 13. No confidential testimony taken by or any report of the 
proceedings of a closed Committee or Subcommittee meeting shall be made 
public, in whole or in part or by way of summary, unless authorized by a 
majority of all the Members of the Committee at a business meeting 
called for the purpose of making such a determination.

                          Defamatory Statements
    Rule 14. Any person whose name is mentioned or who is specifically 
identified in, or who believes that testimony or other evidence 
presented at, an open Committee or Subcommittee hearing tends to defame 
him or otherwise adversely affect his reputation may file with the 
Committee for its consideration and action a sworn statement of facts 
relevant to such testimony or evidence.

                  Broadcasting of Hearings or Meetings
    Rule 15. Any meeting or hearing by the Committee or any Subcommittee 
which is open to the public may be covered in whole or in part by web, 
television, or radio broadcast or still photography. Photographers and 
reporters using mechanical recording, filming, or broadcasting devices 
shall position their equipment so as not to interfere with the seating, 
vision, and hearing of Members and staff on the dais or with the orderly 
process of the meeting or hearing.

                           Amending the Rules
    Rule 16. These rules may be amended only by vote of a majority of 
all the Members of the Committee in a business meeting of the Committee: 
Provided, That no vote may be taken on any proposed amendment unless 
such amendment is reproduced in full in the Committee agenda for such 
meeting at least three days in advance of such meeting.
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                      Environment and Public Works

                COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS

                              Jurisdiction

                 Rule XXV, Standing Rules of the Senate
    1. The following standing committees shall be appointed at the 
commencement of each Congress, and shall continue and have the power to 
act until their successors are appointed, with leave to report by bill 
or otherwise on matters within their respective jurisdictions:
          * * * * * * *
    (h)(1) Committee on Environment and Public Works, to which committee 
shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, 
memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects:

          1. Air pollution.
          2. Construction and maintenance of highways.
          3. Environmental aspects of Outer Continental Shelf lands.
          4. Environmental effects of toxic substances, other than 
        pesticides.
          5. Environmental policy.
          6. Environmental research and development.
          7. Fisheries and wildlife.
          8. Flood control and improvements of rivers and harbors, 
        including environmental aspects of deepwater ports.
          9. Noise pollution.
         10. Nonmilitary environmental regulation and control of nuclear 
        energy.
         11. Ocean dumping.
         12. Public buildings and improved grounds of the United States 
        generally, including Federal buildings in the District of 
        Columbia.
         13. Public works, bridges, and dams.
         14. Regional economic development.
         15. Solid waste disposal and recycling.
         16. Water pollution.
         17. Water resources.

    (2) Such committee shall also study and review, on a comprehensive 
basis, matters relating to environmental protection and resource 
utilization and conservation, and report thereon from time to time.

                           Rules of Procedure

              161 Cong. Rec. S339 (daily ed. Jan. 21, 2015)

                  Rule 1. Committee Meetings in General
    (a) Regular Meeting Days: For purposes of complying with paragraph 3 
of Senate Rule XXVI, the regular meeting day of the committee is the 
first and third Thursday of each month at 10:00 a.m. If there is no 
business before the committee, the regular meeting shall be omitted.
    (b) Additional Meetings: The chair may call additional meetings, 
after consulting with the ranking minority member. Subcommittee chairs 
may call meetings, with the concurrence of the chair, after consulting 
with the ranking minority members of the subcommittee and the committee.
    (c) Presiding Officer:
          (1) The chair shall preside at all meetings of the committee. 
        If the chair is not present, the ranking majority member shall 
        preside.
          (2) Subcommittee chairs shall preside at all meetings of their 
        subcommittees. If the subcommittee chair is not present, the 
        ranking majority member of the subcommittee shall preside.
          (3) Notwithstanding the rule prescribed by paragraphs (1) and 
        (2), any member of the committee may preside at a hearing.
    (d) Open Meetings: Meetings of the committee and subcommittees, 
including hearings and business meetings, are open to the public. A 
portion of a meeting may be closed to the public if the committee 
determines by roll call vote of a majority of the members present that 
the matters to be discussed or the testimony to be taken--
          (1) will disclose matters necessary to be kept secret in the 
        interests of national defense or the confidential conduct of the 
        foreign relations of the United States;
          (2) relate solely to matters of committee staff personnel or 
        internal staff management or procedure; or
          (3) constitute any other grounds for closure under paragraph 
        5(b) of Senate Rule XXVI.
    (e) Broadcasting:
          (1) Public meetings of the committee or a subcommittee may be 
        televised, broadcast, or recorded by a member of the Senate 
        press gallery or an employee of the Senate.
          (2) Any member of the Senate Press Gallery or employee of the 
        Senate wishing to televise, broadcast, or record a committee 
        meeting must notify the staff director or the staff director's 
        designee by 5:00 p.m. the day before the meeting.
          (3) During public meetings, any person using a camera, 
        microphone, or other electronic equipment may not position or 
        use the equipment in a way that interferes with the seating, 
        vision, or hearing of committee members or staff on the dais, or 
        with the orderly process of the meeting.

                             Rule 2. Quorums
    (a) Business Meetings: At committee business meetings, and for the 
purpose of approving the issuance of a subpoena or approving a committee 
resolution, seven members of the committee, at least two of whom are 
members of the minority party, constitute a quorum, except as provided 
in subsection (d).
    (b) Subcommittee Meetings: At subcommittee business meetings, a 
majority of the subcommittee members, at least one of whom is a member 
of the minority party, constitutes a quorum for conducting business.
    (c) Continuing Quorum: Once a quorum as prescribed in subsections 
(a) and (b) has been established, the committee or subcommittee may 
continue to conduct business.
    (d) Reporting: No measure or matter may be reported to the Senate by 
the committee unless a majority of committee members cast votes in 
person.
    (e) Hearings: One member constitutes a quorum for conducting a 
hearing.

                            Rule 3. Hearings
    (a) Announcements: Before the committee or a subcommittee holds a 
hearing, the chair of the committee or subcommittee shall make a public 
announcement and provide notice to members of the date, place, time, and 
subject matter of the hearing. The announcement and notice shall be 
issued at least one week in advance of the hearing, unless the chair of 
the committee or subcommittee, with the concurrence of the ranking 
minority member of the committee or subcommittee, determines that there 
is good cause to provide a shorter period, in which event the 
announcement and notice shall be issued at least twenty-four hours in 
advance of the hearing.
    (b) Statements of Witnesses:
          (1) A witness who is scheduled to testify at a hearing of the 
        committee or a subcommittee shall file 100 copies of the written 
        testimony at least 48 hours before the hearing. If a witness 
        fails to comply with this requirement, the presiding officer may 
        preclude the witness' testimony. This rule may be waived for 
        field hearings, except for witnesses from the Federal 
        Government.
          (2) Any witness planning to use at a hearing any exhibit such 
        as a chart, graph, diagram, photo, map, slide, or model must 
        submit one identical copy of the exhibit (or representation of 
        the exhibit in the case of a model) and 100 copies reduced to 
        letter or legal paper size at least 48 hours before the hearing. 
        Any exhibit described above that is not provided to the 
        committee at least 48 hours prior to the hearing cannot be used 
        for purpose of presenting testimony to the committee and will 
        not be included in the hearing record.
          (3) The presiding officer at a hearing may have a witness 
        confine the oral presentation to a summary of the written 
        testimony.
          (4) Notwithstanding a request that a document be embargoed, 
        any document that is to be discussed at a hearing, including, 
        but not limited to, those produced by the G[overnment 
        Accountability] Office, Congressional Budget Office, 
        Congressional Research Service, a Federal agency, an Inspector 
        General, or a nongovernmental entity, shall be provided to all 
        members of the committee at least 72 hours before the hearing.

        Rule 4. Business Meetings: Notice and Filing Requirements
    (a) Notice: The chair of the committee or the subcommittee shall 
provide notice, the agenda of business to be discussed, and the text of 
agenda items to members of the committee or subcommittee at least 72 
hours before a business meeting. If the 72 hours falls over a weekend, 
all materials will be provided by close of business on Friday.
    (b) Amendments: First-degree amendments must be filed with the chair 
of the committee or the subcommittee at least 24 hours before a business 
meeting. After the filing deadline, the chair shall promptly distribute 
all filed amendments to the members of the committee or subcommittee.
    (c) Modifications: The chair of the committee or the subcommittee 
may modify the notice and filing requirements to meet special 
circumstances, with the concurrence of the ranking member of the 
committee or subcommittee.

                    Rule 5. Business Meetings: Voting
    (a) Proxy Voting:
          (1) Proxy voting is allowed on all measures, amendments, 
        resolutions, or other matters before the committee or a 
        subcommittee.
          (2) A member who is unable to attend a business meeting may 
        submit a proxy vote on any matter, in writing, orally, or 
        through personal instructions.
          (3) A proxy given in writing is valid until revoked. A proxy 
        given orally or by personal instructions is valid only on the 
        day given.
    (b) Subsequent Voting: Members who were not present at a business 
meeting and were unable to cast their votes by proxy may record their 
votes later, so long as they do so that same business day and their vote 
does not change the outcome.
    (c) Public Announcement:
          (1) Whenever the committee conducts a roll call vote, the 
        chair shall announce the results of the vote, including a 
        tabulation of the votes cast in favor and the votes cast against 
        the proposition by each member of the committee.
          (2) Whenever the committee reports any measure or matter by 
        roll call vote, the report shall include a tabulation of the 
        votes cast in favor of and the votes cast in opposition to the 
        measure or matter by each member of the committee.

                          Rule 6. Subcommittees
    (a) Regularly Established Subcommittees: The committee has four 
subcommittees: Transportation and Infrastructure; Clean Air and Nuclear 
Safety; Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight; and 
Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife.
    (b) Membership: The committee chair, after consulting with the 
ranking minority member, shall select members of the subcommittees.

          Rule 7. Statutory Responsibilities and Other Matters
    (a) Environmental Impact Statements: No project or legislation 
proposed by any executive branch agency may be approved or otherwise 
acted upon unless the committee has received a final environmental 
impact statement relative to it, in accordance with section 102(2)(C) of 
the National Environmental Policy Act, and the written comments of the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in accordance with 
section 309 of the Clean Air Act. This rule is not intended to broaden, 
narrow, or otherwise modify the class of projects or legislative 
proposals for which environmental impact statements are required under 
section 102(2)(C).
    (b) Project Approvals:
          (1) Whenever the committee authorizes a project under Public 
        Law 89-298, the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1965; Public Law 83-
        566, the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act; or 
        Public Law 86-249, the Public Buildings Act of 1959, as amended; 
        the chairman shall submit for printing in the Congressional 
        Record, and the committee shall publish periodically as a 
        committee print, a report that describes the project and the 
        reasons for its approval, together with any dissenting or 
        individual views.
          (2) Proponents of a committee resolution shall submit 
        appropriate evidence in favor of the resolution.
    (c) Building Prospectuses:
          (1) When the General Services Administration submits a 
        prospectus, pursuant to section 7(a) of the Public Buildings Act 
        of 1959, as amended, for construction (including construction of 
        buildings for lease by the government), alteration and repair, 
        or acquisition, the committee shall act with respect to the 
        prospectus during the same session in which the prospectus is 
        submitted.
           A prospectus rejected by majority vote of the committee or 
        not reported to the Senate during the session in which it was 
        submitted shall be returned to the General Services 
        Administration and must then be resubmitted in order to be 
        considered by the committee during the next session of the 
        Congress.
          (2) A report of a building project survey submitted by the 
        General Services Administration to the committee under section 
        11(b) of the Public Buildings Act of 1959, as amended, may not 
        be considered by the committee as being a prospectus subject to 
        approval by committee resolution in accordance with section 7(a) 
        of that Act. A project described in the report may be considered 
        for committee action only if it is submitted as a prospectus in 
        accordance with section 7(a) and is subject to the provisions of 
        paragraph (1) of this rule.
    (d) Naming Public Facilities: The committee may not name a building, 
structure or facility for any living person, except former Presidents or 
former Vice Presidents of the United States, former Members of Congress 
over 70 years of age, former Justices of the United States Supreme Court 
over 70 years of age, or Federal judges who are fully retired and over 
75 years of age or have taken senior status and are over 75 years of 
age.

                       Rule 8. Amending the Rules
    The rules may be added to, modified, amended, or suspended by vote 
of a majority of committee members at a business meeting if a quorum is 
present.
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                                 Ethics

                       SELECT COMMITTEE ON ETHICS

                       Jurisdiction and Authority

                        Part I: Organic Authority

          Subpart A_S. Res. 338, 88th Cong., 2d Sess. (1964)\1\
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    \1\As amended by S. Res. 4, 95th Cong., 1st Sess. (1977), S. Res. 
110, 95th Cong., 1st Sess. (1977), S. Res. 204, 95th Cong., 1st Sess. 
(1977), S. Res. 230, 95th Cong., 1st Sess. (1977), S. Res. 312, 95th 
Cong., 1st Sess. (1977), S. Res. 271, 96th Cong., 1st Sess. (1979), S. 
Res. 78, 97th Cong., 1st Sess. (1981). Brackets reflect renumbering of 
paragraphs in Senate Rule XXXVII effected by S. Res. 236, 101st Cong., 
2d Sess. (1990). Amended by S. Res. 222, 106th Cong., 1st Sess. (1999). 
The amendments made by S. Res. 222, Senate Ethics Procedure Reform 
Resolution of 1999, shall take effect on November 5, 1999, except that 
the amendments shall not apply with respect to further proceedings in 
any preliminary inquiry, initial review, or investigation commenced 
before November 5, 1999, under Senate Resolution 338, agreed to July 24, 
1964.
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    Resolved, That (a) there is hereby established a permanent select 
committee of the Senate to be known as the Select Committee on Ethics 
(referred to hereinafter as the ``Select Committee'') consisting of six 
Members of the Senate, of whom three shall be selected from members of 
the majority party and three shall be selected from members of the 
minority party. Members thereof shall be appointed by the Senate in 
accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 1 of Rule XXIV of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate at the beginning of each Congress. For 
purposes of paragraph 4 of rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
service of a Senator as a member or chairman of the Select Committee 
shall not be taken into account.
    (b) Vacancies in the membership of the Select Committee shall not 
affect the authority of the remaining members to execute the functions 
of the committee, and shall be filled in the same manner as original 
appointments thereto are made.
    (c)(1) A majority of the members of the Select Committee shall 
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business involving complaints 
or allegations of, or information about, misconduct, including resulting 
preliminary inquiries, adjudicatory reviews, recommendations or reports, 
and matters relating to Senate Resolution 400, agreed to May 19, 
1976.\2\
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    \2\Subsection (c) was amended by S. Res. 222, 106th Cong., 1st Sess. 
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    (2) Three members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of 
routine business of the Select Committee not covered by the first 
paragraph of this subparagraph, including requests for opinions and 
interpretations concerning the Code of Official Conduct or any other 
statute or regulation under the jurisdiction of the Select Committee, if 
one member of the quorum is a member of the majority Party and one 
member of the quorum is a member of the minority Party. During the 
transaction of routine business any member of the Select Committee 
constituting the quorum shall have the right to postpone further 
discussion of a pending matter until such time as a majority of the 
members of the Select Committee are present.
    (3) The Select Committee may fix a lesser number as a quorum for the 
purpose of taking sworn testimony.\3\
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    \3\Subsection 3 was amended by S. Res. 78, 97th Cong., 1st Sess. 
(1981).
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    (d)(1) A member of the Select Committee shall be ineligible to 
participate in--
          (A) any preliminary inquiry or adjudicatory review relating 
        to--
                  (i) the conduct of--
                          (I) such member;
                          (II) any officer or employee the member 
                        supervises; or
                          (III) any employee of any officer the member 
                        supervises; or
                  (ii) any complaint filed by the member; and
          (B) the determinations and recommendations of the Select 
        Committee with respect to any preliminary inquiry or 
        adjudicatory review described in subparagraph (A).
    For purposes of this paragraph, a member of the Select Committee and 
an officer of the Senate shall be deemed to supervise any officer or 
employee consistent with the provision of paragraph 12 of rule XXXVII of 
the Standing Rules of the Senate.
    (2) A member of the Select Committee may, at the discretion of the 
member, disqualify himself or herself from participating in any 
preliminary inquiry or adjudicatory review pending before the Select 
Committee and the determinations and recommendations of the Select 
Committee with respect to any such preliminary inquiry or adjudicatory 
review. Notice of such disqualification shall be given in writing to the 
President of the Senate.
    (3) Whenever any member of the Select Committee is ineligible under 
paragraph (1) to participate in any preliminary inquiry or adjudicatory 
review or disqualifies himself or herself under paragraph (2) from 
participating in any preliminary inquiry or adjudicatory review, another 
Senator shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (d), be appointed 
to serve as a member of the Select Committee solely for purposes of such 
preliminary inquiry or adjudicatory review and the determinations and 
recommendations of the Select Committee with respect to such preliminary 
inquiry or adjudicatory review. Any Member of the Senate appointed for 
such purposes shall be of the same party as the Member who is ineligible 
or disqualifies himself or herself.\4\
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    \4\Subsection d (1)-(3) was added by S. Res. 110, Sec.  203, 95th 
Cong., 1st Sess. (1977) and amended by S. Res. 222, 106th Cong., 1st 
Sess. (1999).
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    Sec. 2. (a) It shall be the duty of the Select Committee to--
    (1) receive complaints and investigate allegations of improper 
conduct which may reflect upon the Senate, violations of law, violations 
of the Senate Code of Official Conduct\5\ and violations of rules and 
regulations of the Senate, relating to the conduct of individuals in the 
performance of their duties as Members of the Senate, or as officers or 
employees of the Senate, and to make appropriate findings of fact and 
conclusions with respect thereto;
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    \5\Reference to Senate Code of Official Conduct was added by S. Res. 
110, Sec.  201, 95th Cong., 1st Sess. (1977).
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    (2)(A) recommend to the Senate by report or resolution by a majority 
vote of the full committee disciplinary action to be taken with respect 
to such violations which the Select Committee shall determine, after 
according to the individual concerned due notice and opportunity for a 
hearing, to have occurred;
          (B) pursuant to subparagraph (A) recommend discipline, 
        including--
                  (i) in the case of a Member, a recommendation to the 
                Senate for expulsion, censure, payment of restitution, 
                recommendation to a Member's party conference regarding 
                the Member's seniority or positions of responsibility, 
                or a combination of these; and
                  (ii) in the case of an officer or employee, dismissal, 
                suspension, payment of restitution, or a combination of 
                these;
    (3) subject to the provisions of subsection (e), by a unanimous vote 
of 6 members, order that a Member, officer, or employee be reprimanded 
or pay restitution, or both, if the Select Committee determines, after 
according to the Member, officer, or employee due notice and opportunity 
for a hearing, that misconduct occurred warranting discipline less 
serious than discipline by the full Senate;
    (4) in the circumstances described in subsection (d)(3), issue a 
public or private letter of admonition to a Member, officer, or 
employee, which shall not be subject to appeal to the Senate;
    (5) recommend to the Senate, by report or resolution, such 
additional rules or regulations as the Select Committee shall determine 
to be necessary or desirable to insure proper standards of conduct by 
Members of the Senate, and by officers or employees of the Senate, in 
the performance of their duties and the discharge of their 
responsibilities;
    (6) by a majority vote of the full committee, report violations of 
any law, including the provision of false information to the Select 
Committee, to the proper Federal and State authorities; and
    (7) develop and implement programs and materials designed to educate 
Members, officers, and employees about the laws, rules, regulations, and 
standards of conduct applicable to such individuals in the performance 
of their duties.
    (b) For the purposes of this resolution--
    (1) the term ``sworn complaint'' means a written statement of facts, 
submitted under penalty of perjury, within the personal knowledge of the 
complainant alleging a violation of law, the Senate Code of Official 
Conduct, or any other rule or regulation of the Senate relating to the 
conduct of individuals in the performance of their duties as Members, 
officers, or employees of the Senate;
    (2) the term ``preliminary inquiry'' means a proceeding undertaken 
by the Select Committee following the receipt of a complaint or 
allegation of, or information about, misconduct by a Member, officer, or 
employee of the Senate to determine whether there is substantial 
credible evidence which provides substantial cause for the Select 
Committee to conclude that a violation within the jurisdiction of the 
Select Committee has occurred; and
    (3) the term ``adjudicatory review'' means a proceeding undertaken 
by the Select Committee after a finding, on the basis of a preliminary 
inquiry, that there is substantial credible evidence which provides 
substantial cause for the Select Committee to conclude that a violation 
within the jurisdiction of the Select Committee has occurred.
    (c)(1) No--
          (A) adjudicatory review of conduct of a Member or officer of 
        the Senate may be conducted;
          (B) report, resolution, or recommendation relating to such an 
        adjudicatory review of conduct may be made; and
          (C) letter of admonition pursuant to subsection (d)(3) may be 
        issued,

         unless approved by the affirmative recorded vote of no fewer 
        than 4 members of the Select Committee.
    (2) No other resolution, report, recommendation, interpretative 
ruling, or advisory opinion may be made without an affirmative vote of a 
majority of the Members of the Select Committee voting.
    (d)(1) When the Select Committee receives a sworn complaint or other 
allegation or information about a Member, officer, or employee of the 
Senate, it shall promptly conduct a preliminary inquiry into matters 
raised by that complaint, allegation, or information. The preliminary 
inquiry shall be of duration and scope necessary to determine whether 
there is substantial credible evidence which provides substantial cause 
for the Select Committee to conclude that a violation within the 
jurisdiction of the Select Committee has occurred. The Select Committee 
may delegate to the chairman and vice chairman the discretion to 
determine the appropriate duration, scope, and conduct of a preliminary 
inquiry.
    (2) If, as a result of a preliminary inquiry under paragraph (1), 
the Select Committee determines by a recorded vote that there is not 
such substantial credible evidence, the Select Committee shall dismiss 
the matter. The Select Committee may delegate to the chairman and vice 
chairman the authority, on behalf of the Select Committee, to dismiss 
any matter that they determine, after a preliminary inquiry, lacks 
substantial merit. The Select Committee shall inform the individual who 
provided to the Select Committee the complaint, allegation, or 
information, and the individual who is the subject of the complaint, 
allegation, or information, of the dismissal, together with an 
explanation of the basis for the dismissal.
    (3) If, as a result of a preliminary inquiry under paragraph (1), 
the Select Committee determines that a violation is inadvertent, 
technical, or otherwise of a de minimis nature, the Select Committee may 
dispose of the matter by issuing a public or private letter of 
admonition, which shall not be considered discipline. The Select 
Committee may issue a public letter of admonition upon a similar 
determination at the conclusion of an adjudicatory review.
    (4) If, as a result of a preliminary inquiry under paragraph (1), 
the Select Committee determines that there is such substantial credible 
evidence and the matter cannot be appropriately disposed of under 
paragraph (3), the Select Committee shall promptly initiate an 
adjudicatory review. Upon the conclusion of such adjudicatory review, 
the Select Committee shall report to the Senate, as soon as practicable, 
the results of such adjudicatory review, together with its 
recommendations (if any) pursuant to subsection (a)(2).
    (e)(1) Any individual who is the subject of a reprimand or order of 
restitution, or both, pursuant to subsection (a)(3) may, within 30 days 
of the Select Committee's report to the Senate of its action imposing a 
reprimand or order of restitution, or both, appeal to the Senate by 
providing written notice of the basis for the appeal to the Select 
Committee and the presiding officer of the Senate. The presiding officer 
of the Senate shall cause the notice of the appeal to be printed in the 
Congressional Record and the Senate Journal.
    (2) A motion to proceed to consideration of an appeal pursuant to 
paragraph (1) shall be highly privileged and not debatable. If the 
motion to proceed to consideration of the appeal is agreed to, the 
appeal shall be decided on the basis of the Select Committee's report to 
the Senate. Debate on the appeal shall be limited to 10 hours, which 
shall be divided equally between, and controlled by, those favoring and 
those opposing the appeal.
    (f) The Select Committee may, in its discretion, employ hearing 
examiners to hear testimony and make findings of fact and/or 
recommendations to the Select Committee concerning the disposition of 
complaints.
    (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no 
adjudicatory review shall be initiated of any alleged violation of any 
law, the Senate Code of Official Conduct, rule, or regulation which was 
not in effect at the time the alleged violation occurred. No provisions 
of the Senate Code of Official Conduct shall apply to or require 
disclosure of any act, relationship, or transaction which occurred prior 
to the effective date of the applicable provision of the Code. The 
Select Committee may initiate an adjudicatory review of any alleged 
violation of a rule or law which was in effect prior to the enactment of 
the Senate Code of Official Conduct if the alleged violation occurred 
while such rule or law was in effect and the violation was not a matter 
resolved on the merits by the predecessor Select Committee.
    (h) The Select Committee shall adopt written rules setting forth 
procedures to be used in conducting preliminary inquiries and 
adjudicatory reviews.\6\
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    \6\Subsections (b)-(h) were added by S. Res. 110, Sec.  202, 95th 
Cong., 1st Sess. (1977). Subsections (a)-(e) and (g)-(h) were amended by 
S. Res. 222, 106th Cong., 1st Sess. (1999).
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    (i) The Select Committee from time to time shall transmit to the 
Senate its recommendation as to any legislative measures which it may 
consider to be necessary for the effective discharge of its duties.
    Sec. 3. (a) The Select Committee is authorized to (1) make such 
expenditures; (2) hold such hearings; (3) sit and act at such times and 
places during the sessions, recesses, and adjournment periods of the 
Senate; (4) require by subpoena or otherwise the attendance of such 
witnesses and the production of such correspondence, books, papers, and 
documents; (5) administer such oaths; (6) take such testimony orally or 
by deposition; (7) employ and fix the compensation of a staff director, 
a counsel, an assistant counsel, one or more investigators, one or more 
hearing examiners, and\7\ such technical, clerical, and other assistants 
and consultants as it deems advisable; and (8) to procure the temporary 
services (not in excess of one year) or intermittent services of 
individual consultants, or organizations thereof, by contract as 
independent contractors or, in the case of individuals, by employment at 
daily rates of compensation not in excess of the per diem equivalent of 
the highest rate of compensation which may be paid to a regular employee 
of the Select Committee.\8\
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    \7\Paragraph 7 was amended by S. Res. 110, Sec.  204, 95th Cong., 
1st Sess. (1977).
    \8\Paragraph 8 was added by S. Res. 230, 95th Cong., 1st Sess. 
(1977).
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    (b)(1) The Select Committee is authorized to retain and compensate 
counsel not employed by the Senate (or by any department or agency of 
the executive branch of the Government) whenever the Select Committee 
determines that the retention of outside counsel is necessary or 
appropriate for any action regarding any complaint or allegation, which, 
in the determination of the Select Committee is more appropriately 
conducted by counsel not employed by the Government of the United States 
as a regular employee.
    (2) Any adjudicatory review as defined in section 2(b)(3) shall be 
conducted by outside counsel as authorized in paragraph (1), unless the 
Select Committee determines not to use outside counsel.\9\
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    \9\Subsection (b)(2) was amended by S. Res. 222, 106th Cong., 1st 
Sess. (1999).
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    (c) With the prior consent of the department or agency concerned, 
the Select Committee may (1) utilize the services, information and 
facilities of any such department or agency of the Government, and (2) 
employ on a reimbursable basis or otherwise the services of such 
personnel of any such department or agency as it deems advisable. With 
the consent of any other committee of the Senate, or any subcommittee 
thereof, the Select Committee may utilize the facilities and the 
services of the staff of such other committee or subcommittee whenever 
the chairman of the Select Committee determines that such action is 
necessary and appropriate.
    (d)(1) Subpoenas may be authorized by--
          (A) the Select Committee; or
          (B) the chairman and vice chairman, acting jointly.
    (2) Any such subpoena shall be issued and signed by the chairman and 
the vice chairman and may be served by any person designated by the 
chairman and vice chairman.
    (3) The chairman or any member of the Select Committee may 
administer oaths to witnesses.\10\
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    \10\Subsection (d) was amended by S. Res. 222, 106th Cong., 1st 
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    (e)(1) The Select Committee shall prescribe and publish such 
regulations as it feels are necessary to implement the Senate Code of 
Official Conduct.
    (2) The Select Committee is authorized to issue interpretative 
rulings explaining and clarifying the application of any law, the Code 
of Official Conduct, or any rule or regulation of the Senate within its 
jurisdiction.
    (3) The Select Committee shall render an advisory opinion, in 
writing within a reasonable time, in response to a written request by a 
Member or officer of the Senate or a candidate for nomination for 
election, or election to the Senate, concerning the application of any 
law, the Senate Code of Official Conduct, or any rule or regulation of 
the Senate within its jurisdiction to a specific factual situation 
pertinent to the conduct or proposed conduct of the person seeking the 
advisory opinion.
    (4) The Select Committee may in its discretion render an advisory 
opinion in writing within a reasonable time in response to a written 
request by any employee of the Senate concerning the application of any 
law, the Senate Code of Official Conduct, or any rule or regulation of 
the Senate within its jurisdiction to a specific factual situation 
pertinent to the conduct or proposed conduct of the person seeking the 
advisory opinion.
    (5) Notwithstanding any provision of the Senate Code of Official 
Conduct or any rule or regulation of the Senate, any person who relies 
upon any provision or finding of an advisory opinion in accordance with 
the provisions of paragraphs (3) and (4) and who acts in good faith in 
accordance with the provisions and findings of such advisory opinion 
shall not, as a result of any such act, be subject to any sanction by 
the Senate.
    (6) Any advisory opinion rendered by the Select Committee under 
paragraphs (3) and (4) may be relied upon by (A) any person involved in 
the specific transaction or activity with respect to which such advisory 
opinion is rendered: Provided, however, that the request for such 
advisory opinion included a complete and accurate statement of the 
specific factual situation; and, (B) any person involved in any specific 
transaction or activity which is indistinguishable in all its material 
aspects from the transaction or activity with respect to which such 
advisory opinion is rendered.
    (7) Any advisory opinion issued in response to a request under 
paragraph (3) or (4) shall be printed in the Congressional Record with 
appropriate deletions to assure the privacy of the individual concerned. 
The Select Committee shall, to the extent practicable, before rendering 
an advisory opinion, provide any interested party with an opportunity to 
transmit written comments to the Select Committee with respect to the 
request for such advisory opinion. The advisory opinions issued by the 
Select Committee shall be compiled, indexed, reproduced, and made 
available on a periodic basis.\11\
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    \11\Subsection e (1)-(7) was added by S. Res. 110, Sec.  206, 95th 
Cong., 1st Sess. (1977).
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    (8) A brief description of a waiver granted under paragraph 2(c) 
[NOTE: Now Paragraph 1] of Rule XXXIV or paragraph 1 of Rule XXXV of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate shall be made available upon request in the 
Select Committee office with appropriate deletions to assure the privacy 
of the individual concerned.
    Sec. 4. The expenses of the Select Committee under this resolution 
shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers 
approved by the chairman of the Select Committee.
    Sec. 5. As used in this resolution, the term ``officer or employee 
of the Senate'' means--
          (1) an elected officer of the Senate who is not a Member of 
        the Senate;
          (2) an employee of the Senate, any committee or subcommittee 
        of the Senate, or any Member of the Senate;
          (3) the Legislative Counsel of the Senate or any employee of 
        his office;
          (4) an Official Reporter of Debates of the Senate and any 
        person employed by the Official Reporters of Debates of the 
        Senate in connection with the performance of their official 
        duties;
          (5) a Member of the Capitol Police force whose compensation is 
        disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate;
          (6) an employee of the Vice President if such employee's 
        compensation is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate; and
          (7) an employee of a joint committee of the Congress whose 
        compensation is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

  Subpart B_Public Law 93-191_Franked Mail, Provisions Relating to the 
                            Select Committee
    Sec. 6. (a) The Select Committee on Standards and Conduct of the 
Senate [NOTE: Now the Select Committee on Ethics] shall provide 
guidance, assistance, advice and counsel, through advisory opinions or 
consultations, in connection with the mailing or contemplated mailing of 
franked mail under section 3210, 3211, 3212, 3218(2) or 3218, and in 
connection with the operation of section 3215, of title 39, United 
States Code, upon the request of any Member of the Senate or Member-
elect, surviving spouse of any of the foregoing, or other Senate 
official, entitled to send mail as franked mail under any of those 
sections. The select committee shall prescribe regulations governing the 
proper use of the franking privilege under those sections by such 
persons.
    (b) Any complaint filed by any person with the select committee that 
a violation of any section of title 39, United State Code, referred to 
in subsection (a) of this section is about to occur or has occurred 
within the immediately preceding period of 1 year, by any person 
referred to in such subsection (a), shall contain pertinent factual 
material and shall conform to regulations prescribed by the select 
committee. The select committee, if it determines there is reasonable 
justification for the complaint, shall conduct an investigation of the 
matter, including an investigation of reports and statements filed by 
that complainant with respect to the matter which is the subject of the 
complaint. The committee shall afford to the person who is the subject 
of the complaint due notice and, if it determines that there is 
substantial reason to believe that such violation has occurred or is 
about to occur, opportunity for all parties to participate in a hearing 
before the select committee. The select committee shall issue a written 
decision on each complaint under this subsection not later than thirty 
days after such a complaint has been filed or, if a hearing is held, not 
later than thirty days after the conclusion of such hearing. Such 
decision shall be based on written findings of fact in the case by the 
select committee. If the select committee finds, in its written 
decision, that a violation has occurred or is about to occur, the 
committee may take such action and enforcement as it considers 
appropriate in accordance with applicable rules, precedents, and 
standing orders of the Senate, and such other standards as may be 
prescribed by such committee.
    (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no court or 
administrative body in the United States or in any territory thereof 
shall have jurisdiction to entertain any civil action of any character 
concerning or related to a violation of the franking laws or an abuse of 
the franking privilege by any person listed under subsection (a) of this 
section as entitled to send mail as franked mail, until a complaint has 
been filed with the select committee and the committee has rendered a 
decision under subsection (b) of this section.
    (d) The select committee shall prescribe regulations for the holding 
of investigations and hearings, the conduct of proceedings, and the 
rendering of decisions under this subsection providing for equitable 
procedures and the protection of individual, public, and Government 
interests. The regulations shall, insofar as practicable, contain the 
substance of the administrative procedure provisions of sections 551-559 
and 701-706, of title 5, United States Code. These regulations shall 
govern matters under this subsection subject to judicial review thereof.
    (e) The select committee shall keep a complete record of all its 
actions, including a record of the votes on any question on which a 
record vote is demanded. All records, data, and files of the select 
committee shall be the property of the Senate and shall be kept in the 
offices of the select committee or such other places as the committee 
may direct.

     Subpart C_Standing Orders of the Senate Regarding Unauthorized 
  Disclosure of Intelligence Information, S. Res. 400, 94th Congress, 
               Provisions Relating to the Select Committee
 Sec. 8.
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    (c)(1) No information in the possession of the select committee 
relating to the lawful intelligence activities of any department or 
agency of the United States which has been classified under established 
security procedures and which the select committee, pursuant to 
subsection (a) or (b) of this section, has determined should not be 
disclosed, shall be made available to any person by a Member, officer, 
or employee of the Senate except in a closed session of the Senate or as 
provided in paragraph (2).
    (2) The select committee may, under such regulations as the 
committee shall prescribe to protect the confidentiality of such 
information, make any information described in paragraph (1) available 
to any other committee or any other Member of the Senate. Whenever the 
select committee makes such information available, the committee shall 
keep a written record showing, in the case of any particular 
information, which committee or which Members of the Senate received 
such information. No Member of the Senate who, and no committee which, 
receives any information under this subsection, shall disclose such 
information except in a closed session of the Senate.
    (d) It shall be the duty of the Select Committee on Standards and 
Conduct to investigate any unauthorized disclosure of intelligence 
information by a Member, officer or employee of the Senate in violation 
of subsection (c) and to report to the Senate concerning any allegation 
which it finds to be substantiated.
    (e) Upon the request of any person who is subject to any such 
investigation, the Select Committee on Standards and Conduct shall 
release to such individual at the conclusion of its investigation a 
summary of its investigation together with its findings. If, at the 
conclusion of its investigation, the Select Committee on Standards and 
Conduct determines that there has been a significant breach of 
confidentiality or unauthorized disclosure by a Member, officer, or 
employee of the Senate, it shall report its findings to the Senate and 
recommend appropriate action such as censure, removal from committee 
membership, or expulsion from the Senate, in the case of a Member, or 
removal from office or employment or punishment for contempt, in the 
case of an officer or employee.

   Subpart D_Relating To Receipt and Disposition of Foreign Gifts and 
Decorations Received by Members, Officers and Employees of the Senate or 
Their Spouses or Dependents, Provisions Relating to the Select Committee 
                                on Ethics
Section 7342 of title 5, United States Code, states as follows:

 7342. Receipt and disposition of foreign gifts and decorations.
    (a) For the purpose of this section--
    (1) `employee' means--
          (A) an employee as defined by section 2105 of this title and 
        an officer or employee of the United States Postal Service or of 
        the Postal Regulatory Commission;
          (B) an expert or consultant who is under contract under 
        section 3109 of this title with the United States or any agency, 
        department, or establishment thereof, including, in the case of 
        an organization performing services under such section, any 
        individual involved in the performance of such services;
          (C) an individual employed by, or occupying an office or 
        position in, the government of a territory or possession of the 
        United States or the government of the District of Columbia;
          (D) a member of a uniformed service;
          (E) the President and the Vice President;
          (F) a Member of Congress as defined by section 2106 of this 
        title (except the Vice President) and any Delegate to the 
        Congress; and
          (G) the spouse of an individual described in subparagraphs (A) 
        through (F) (unless such individual and his or her spouse are 
        separated) or a dependent (within the meaning of section 152 of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of such an individual, other 
        than a spouse or dependent who is an employee under 
        subparagraphs (A) through (F);
    (2) `foreign government' means--
          (A) any unit of foreign governmental authority, including any 
        foreign national, State, local, and municipal government;
          (B) any international or multinational organization whose 
        membership is composed of any unit of foreign government 
        described in subparagraph (A); and
          (C) any agent or representative of any such unit or such 
        organization, while acting as such;
    (3) `gift' means a tangible or intangible present (other than a 
decoration) tendered by, or received from, a foreign government;
    (4) `decoration' means an order, device, medal, badge, insignia, 
emblem, or award tendered by, or received from, a foreign government;
    (5) `minimal value' means a retail value in the United States at the 
time of acceptance of $100 or less, except that--
          (A) on January 1, 1981, and at 3 year intervals thereafter, 
        `minimal value' shall be redefined in regulations prescribed by 
        the Administrator of General Services, in consultation with the 
        Secretary of State, to reflect changes in the consumer price 
        index for the immediately preceding 3-year period; and
          (B) regulations of an employing agency may define `minimal 
        value' for its employees to be less than the value established 
        under this paragraph; and
    (6) `employing agency' means--
          (A) the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the 
        House of Representatives, for Members and employees of the House 
        of Representatives, except that those responsibilities specified 
        in subsections (c)(2)(A), (e)(1), and (g)(2)(B) shall be carried 
        out by the Clerk of the House;
          (B) the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate, for Senators 
        and employees of the Senate, except that those responsibilities 
        (other than responsibilities involving approval of the employing 
        agency) specified in subsections (c)(2),(d), and (g)(2)(B) shall 
        be carried out by the Secretary of the Senate;
          (C) the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, for 
        judges and judicial branch employees; and
          (D) the department, agency, office, or other entity in which 
        an employee is employed, for other legislative branch employees 
        and for all executive branch employees.
    (b) An employee may not--
    (l) request or otherwise encourage the tender of a gift or 
decoration; or
    (2) accept a gift or decoration, other than in accordance with the 
provisions of subsections (c) and (d).
    (c)(1) The Congress consents to--
          (A) the accepting and retaining by an employee of a gift of 
        minimal value tendered and received as a souvenir or mark of 
        courtesy; and
          (B) the accepting by an employee of a gift of more than 
        minimal value when such gift is in the nature of an educational 
        scholarship or medical treatment or when it appears that to 
        refuse the gift would likely cause offense or embarrassment or 
        otherwise adversely affect the foreign relations of the United 
        States, except that--
                  (i) a tangible gift of more than minimal value is 
                deemed to have been accepted on behalf of the United 
                States and, upon acceptance, shall become the property 
                of the United States; and
                  (ii) an employee may accept gifts of travel or 
                expenses for travel taking place entirely outside the 
                United States (such as transportation, food, and 
                lodging) of more than minimal value if such acceptance 
                is appropriate, consistent with the interests of the 
                United States, and permitted by the employing agency and 
                any regulations which may be prescribed by the employing 
                agency.
    (2) Within 60 days after accepting a tangible gift of more than 
minimal value (other than a gift described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii)), an 
employee shall--
          (A) deposit the gift for disposal with his or her employing 
        agency; or
          (B) subject to the approval of the employing agency, deposit 
        the gift with that agency for official use.
    Within 30 days after terminating the official use of a gift under 
subparagraph (B), the employing agency shall forward the gift to the 
Administrator of General Services in accordance with subsection (e)(1) 
or provide for its disposal in accordance with subsection (e)(2).
    (3) When an employee deposits a gift of more than minimal value for 
disposal or for official use pursuant to paragraph (2), or within 30 
days after accepting travel or travel expenses as provided in paragraph 
(1)(B)(ii) unless such travel or travel expenses are accepted in 
accordance with specific instructions of his or her employing agency, 
the employee shall file a statement with his or her employing agency or 
its delegate containing the information prescribed in subsection (f) for 
that gift.
    (d) The Congress consents to the accepting, retaining, and wearing 
by an employee of a decoration tendered in recognition of active field 
service in time of combat operations or awarded for other outstanding or 
unusually meritorious performance, subject to the approval of the 
employing agency of such employee. Without this approval, the decoration 
is deemed to have been accepted on behalf of the United States, shall 
become the property of the United States, and shall be deposited by the 
employee, within sixty days of acceptance, with the employing agency for 
official use, for forwarding to the Administrator of General Services 
for disposal in accordance with subsection (e)(1), or for disposal in 
accordance with subsection (e)(2).
    (e)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), gifts and decorations 
that have been deposited with an employing agency for disposal shall be 
(A) returned to the donor, or (B) forwarded to the Administrator of 
General Services for transfer, donation, or other disposal in accordance 
with the provisions of subtitle I of title 40 and division C (except 
sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of 
title 41. However, no gift or decoration that has been deposited for 
disposal may be sold without the approval of the Secretary of State, 
upon a determination that the sale will not adversely affect the foreign 
relations of the United States. Gifts and decorations may be sold by 
negotiated sale.
    (2) Gifts and decorations received by a Senator or an employee of 
the Senate that are deposited with the Secretary of the Senate for 
disposal, or are deposited for an official use which has terminated, 
shall be disposed of by the Commission on Arts and Antiquities of the 
United States Senate. Any such gift or decoration may be returned by the 
Commission to the donor or may be transferred or donated by the 
Commission, subject to such terms and conditions as it may prescribe, 
(A) to an agency or instrumentality of (i) the United States, (ii) a 
State, territory, or possession of the United States, or a political 
subdivision of the foregoing, or (iii) the District of Columbia, or (B) 
to an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 which is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) 
of such Code. Any such gift or decoration not disposed of as provided in 
the preceding sentence shall be forwarded to the Administrator of 
General Services for disposal in accordance with paragraph (1). If the 
Administrator does not dispose of such gift or decoration within one 
year, he shall, at the request of the Commission, return it to the 
Commission and the Commission may dispose of such gift or decoration in 
such manner as it considers proper, except that such gift or decoration 
may be sold only with the approval of the Secretary of State upon a 
determination that the sale will not adversely affect the foreign 
relations of the United States.
    (f)(1) Not later than January 31 of each year, each employing agency 
or its delegate shall compile a listing of all statements filed during 
the preceding year by the employees of that agency pursuant to 
subsection (c)(3) and shall transmit such listing to the Secretary of 
State who shall publish a comprehensive listing of all such statements 
in the Federal Register.
    (2) Such listings shall include for each tangible gift reported--
          (A) the name and position of the employee;
          (B) a brief description of the gift and the circumstances 
        justifying acceptance;
          (C) the identity, if known, of the foreign government and the 
        name and position of the individual who presented the gift;
          (D) the date of acceptance of the gift;
          (E) the estimated value in the United States of the gift at 
        the time of acceptance; and
          (F) disposition or current location of the gift.
    (3) Such listings shall include for each gift of travel or travel 
expenses--
          (A) the name and position of the employee;
          (B) a brief description of the gift and the circumstances 
        justifying acceptance; and
          (C) the identity, if known, of the foreign government and the 
        name and position of the individual who presented the gift.
    (4)(A) In transmitting such listings for an element of the 
intelligence community, the head of such element may delete the 
information described in subparagraphs (A) or (C) of paragraph (2) or in 
subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (3) if the head of such element 
certifies in writing to the Secretary of State that the publication of 
such information could adversely affect United States intelligence 
sources or methods.
          (B) Any information not provided to the Secretary of State 
        pursuant to the authority in subparagraph (A) shall be 
        transmitted to the Director of National Intelligence who shall 
        keep a record of such information.
          (C) In this paragraph, the term `intelligence community' has 
        the meaning given that term in section 3(4) of the National 
        Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).
    (g)(1) Each employing agency shall prescribe such regulations as may 
be necessary to carry out the purpose of this section. For all employing 
agencies in the executive branch, such regulations shall be prescribed 
pursuant to guidance provided by the Secretary of State. These 
regulations shall be implemented by each employing agency for its 
employees.
    (2) Each employing agency shall--
          (A) report to the Attorney General cases in which there is 
        reason to believe that an employee has violated this section;
          (B) establish a procedure for obtaining an appraisal, when 
        necessary, of the value of gifts; and
          (C) take any other actions necessary to carry out the purpose 
        of this section.
    (h) The Attorney General may bring a civil action in any district 
court of the United States against any employee who knowingly solicits 
or accepts a gift from a foreign government not consented to by this 
section or who fails to deposit or report such gift as required by this 
section. The court in which such action is brought may assess a penalty 
against such employee in any amount not to exceed the retail value of 
the gift improperly solicited or received plus $5,000.
    (i) The President shall direct all Chiefs of a United States 
Diplomatic Mission to inform their host governments that it is a general 
policy of the United States Government to prohibit United States 
Government employees from receiving gifts or decorations of more than 
minimal value.
    (j) Nothing in this section shall be construed to derogate any 
regulation prescribed by any employing agency which provides for more 
stringent limitations on the receipt of gifts and decorations by its 
employees.
    (k) The provisions of this section do not apply to grants and other 
forms of assistance to which section 108A of the Mutual Educational and 
Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 applies.

(Added Pub. L. 90-83, 1(45)(C), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 208, and 
amended Pub.L. 95-105, title V, 515(a)(1), Aug. 17, 1977, 91 Stat. 862; 
Pub. L. 95-426, title VII,  712(a) to (c), Oct. 7, 1978, 92 Stat. 994; 
Pub. L. 99-514, 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095; Pub. L. 107-217, 
3(a)(1), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1295; Pub. L. 108-458, title I, 
1079(b), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3696; Pub.L. 109-435, title VI, 
604(b), Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3241; Pub. L. 111-259, title III, 
361, Oct. 7, 2010, 124 Stat. 2701; Pub. L. 111-350, 5(a)(10), Jan. 4, 
2011, 124 Stat. 3841.)

                 Part II: Supplementary Procedural Rules

             161 Cong. Rec. S1060 (daily ed. Feb. 24, 2015)

                       Rule 1. General Procedures
    (a) Officers: In the absence of the Chairman, the duties of the 
Chair shall be filled by the Vice Chairman or, in the Vice Chairman's 
absence, a Committee member designated by the Chairman.
    (b) Procedural Rules: The basic procedural rules of the Committee 
are stated as a part of the Standing Orders of the Senate in Senate 
Resolution 338, 88th Congress, as amended, as well as other resolutions 
and laws. Supplementary Procedural Rules are stated herein and are 
hereinafter referred to as the Rules. The Rules shall be published in 
the Congressional Record not later than thirty days after adoption, and 
copies shall be made available by the Committee office upon request.
    (c) Meetings:
          (1) The regular meeting of the Committee shall be the first 
        Thursday of each month while the Congress is in session.
          (2) Special meetings may be held at the call of the Chairman 
        or Vice Chairman if at least forty-eight hours notice is 
        furnished to all members. If all members agree, a special 
        meeting may be held on less than forty-eight hours notice.
          (3)(A) If any member of the Committee desires that a special 
        meeting of the Committee be called, the member may file in the 
        office of the Committee a written request to the Chairman or 
        Vice Chairman for that special meeting.
          (B) Immediately upon the filing of the request the Clerk of 
        the Committee shall notify the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the 
        filing of the request. If, within three calendar days after the 
        filing of the request, the Chairman or the Vice Chairman does 
        not call the requested special meeting, to be held within seven 
        calendar days after the filing of the request, any three of the 
        members of the Committee may file their written notice in the 
        office of the Committee that a special meeting of the Committee 
        will be held at a specified date and hour; such special meeting 
        may not occur until forty-eight hours after the notice is filed. 
        The Clerk shall immediately notify all members of the Committee 
        of the date and hour of the special meeting. The Committee shall 
        meet at the specified date and hour.
    (d) Quorum:
          (1) A majority of the members of the Select Committee shall 
        constitute a quorum for the transaction of business involving 
        complaints or allegations of, or information about, misconduct, 
        including resulting preliminary inquiries, adjudicatory reviews, 
        recommendations or reports, and matters relating to Senate 
        Resolution 400, agreed to May 19, 1976.
          (2) Three members shall constitute a quorum for the 
        transaction of the routine business of the Select Committee not 
        covered by the first subparagraph of this paragraph, including 
        requests for opinions and interpretations concerning the Code of 
        Official Conduct or any other statute or regulation under the 
        jurisdiction of the Select Committee, if one member of the 
        quorum is a Member of the Majority Party and one member of the 
        quorum is a Member of the Minority Party. During the transaction 
        of routine business any member of the Select Committee 
        constituting the quorum shall have the right to postpone further 
        discussion of a pending matter until such time as a majority of 
        the members of the Select Committee are present.
          (3) Except for an adjudicatory hearing under Rule 5 and any 
        deposition taken outside the presence of a Member under Rule 6, 
        one Member shall constitute a quorum for hearing testimony, 
        provided that all Members have been given notice of the hearing 
        and the Chairman has designated a Member of the Majority Party 
        and the Vice Chairman has designated a Member of the Minority 
        Party to be in attendance, either of whom in the absence of the 
        other may constitute the quorum.
    (e) Order of Business: Questions as to the order of business and the 
procedure of the Committee shall in the first instance be decided by the 
Chairman and Vice Chairman, subject to reversal by a vote by a majority 
of the Committee.
    (f) Hearings Announcements: The Committee shall make public 
announcement of the date, place and subject matter of any hearing to be 
conducted by it at least one week before the commencement of that 
hearing, and shall publish such announcement in the Congressional 
Record. If the Committee determines that there is good cause to commence 
a hearing at an earlier date, such notice will be given at the earliest 
possible time.
    (g) Open and Closed Committee Meetings: Meetings of the Committee 
shall be open to the public or closed to the public (executive session), 
as determined under the provisions of paragraphs 5 (b) to (d) of Rule 
XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate. Executive session meetings of 
the Committee shall be closed except to the members and the staff of the 
Committee. On the motion of any member, and with the approval of a 
majority of the Committee members present, other individuals may be 
admitted to an executive session meeting for a specific period or 
purpose.
    (h) Record of Testimony and Committee Action: An accurate 
stenographic or transcribed electronic record shall be kept of all 
Committee proceedings, whether in executive or public session. Such 
record shall include Senators' votes on any question on which a recorded 
vote is held. The record of a witness's testimony, whether in public or 
executive session, shall be made available for inspection to the witness 
or his counsel under Committee supervision; a copy of any testimony 
given by that witness in public session, or that part of the testimony 
given by the witness in executive session and subsequently quoted or 
made part of the record in a public session shall be made available to 
any witness if he so requests. (See Rule 5 on Procedures for Conducting 
Hearings.)
    (i) Secrecy of Executive Testimony and Action and of Complaint 
Proceedings:
          (1) All testimony and action taken in executive session shall 
        be kept secret and shall not be released outside the Committee 
        to any individual or group, whether governmental or private, 
        without the approval of a majority of the Committee.
          (2) All testimony and action relating to a complaint or 
        allegation shall be kept secret and shall not be released by the 
        Committee to any individual or group, whether governmental or 
        private, except the respondent, without the approval of a 
        majority of the Committee, until such time as a report to the 
        Senate is required under Senate Resolution 338, 88th Congress, 
        as amended, or unless otherwise permitted under these Rules. 
        (See Rule 8 on Procedures for Handling Committee Sensitive and 
        Classified Materials.)
    (j) Release of Reports to Public: No information pertaining to, or 
copies of any Committee report, study, or other document which purports 
to express the view, findings, conclusions or recommendations of the 
Committee in connection with any of its activities or proceedings may be 
released to any individual or group whether governmental or private, 
without the authorization of the Committee. Whenever the Chairman or 
Vice Chairman is authorized to make any determination, then the 
determination may be released at his or her discretion. Each member of 
the Committee shall be given a reasonable opportunity to have separate 
views included as part of any Committee report. (See Rule 8 on 
Procedures for Handling Committee Sensitive and Classified Materials.)
    (k) Ineligibility or Disqualification of Members and Staff:
          (1) A member of the Committee shall be ineligible to 
        participate in any Committee proceeding that relates 
        specifically to any of the following:
                  (A) a preliminary inquiry or adjudicatory review 
                relating to (i) the conduct of (I) such member; (II) any 
                officer or employee the member supervises; or (ii) any 
                complaint filed by the member; and
                  (B) the determinations and recommendations of the 
                Committee with respect to any preliminary inquiry or 
                adjudicatory review described in subparagraph (A).
          For purposes of this paragraph, a member of the committee and 
        an officer of the Senate shall be deemed to supervise any 
        officer or employee consistent with the provision of paragraph 
        12 of Rule XXXVII of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
          (2) If any Committee proceeding appears to relate to a member 
        of the Committee in a manner described in subparagraph (1) of 
        this paragraph, the staff shall prepare a report to the Chairman 
        and Vice Chairman. If either the Chairman or the Vice Chairman 
        concludes from the report that it appears that the member may be 
        ineligible, the member shall be notified in writing of the 
        nature of the particular proceeding and the reason that it 
        appears that the member may be ineligible to participate in it. 
        If the member agrees that he or she is ineligible, the member 
        shall so notify the Chairman or Vice Chairman. If the member 
        believes that he or she is not ineligible, he or she may explain 
        the reasons to the Chairman and Vice Chairman, and if they both 
        agree that the member is not ineligible, the member shall 
        continue to serve. But if either the Chairman or Vice Chairman 
        continues to believe that the member is ineligible, while the 
        member believes that he or she is not ineligible, the matter 
        shall be promptly referred to the Committee. The member shall 
        present his or her arguments to the Committee in executive 
        session. Any contested questions concerning a member's 
        eligibility shall be decided by a majority vote of the 
        Committee, meeting in executive session, with the member in 
        question not participating.
          (3) A member of the Committee may, at the discretion of the 
        member, disqualify himself or herself from participating in any 
        preliminary inquiry or adjudicatory review pending before the 
        Committee and the determinations and recommendations of the 
        Committee with respect to any such preliminary inquiry or 
        adjudicatory review.
          (4) Whenever any member of the Committee is ineligible under 
        paragraph (1) to participate in any preliminary inquiry or 
        adjudicatory review, or disqualifies himself or herself under 
        paragraph (3) from participating in any preliminary inquiry or 
        adjudicatory review, another Senator shall be appointed by the 
        Senate to serve as a member of the Committee solely for purposes 
        of such preliminary inquiry or adjudicatory review and the 
        determinations and recommendations of the Committee with respect 
        to such preliminary inquiry or adjudicatory review. Any member 
        of the Senate appointed for such purposes shall be of the same 
        party as the member who is ineligible or disqualifies himself or 
        herself.
          (5) The President of the Senate shall be given written notice 
        of the ineligibility or disqualification of any member from any 
        preliminary inquiry, adjudicatory review, or other proceeding 
        requiring the appointment of another member in accordance with 
        subparagraph (k)(4).
          (6) A member of the Committee staff shall be ineligible to 
        participate in any Committee proceeding that the staff director 
        or outside counsel determines relates specifically to any of the 
        following:
                  (A) the staff member's own conduct;
                  (B) the conduct of any employee that the staff member 
                supervises;
                  (C) the conduct of any member, officer or employee for 
                whom the staff member has worked for any substantial 
                period; or
                  (D) a complaint, sworn or unsworn, that was filed by 
                the staff member. At the direction or with the consent 
                of the staff director or outside counsel, a staff member 
                may also be disqualified from participating in a 
                Committee proceeding in other circumstances not listed 
                above.
    (l) Recorded Votes: Any member may require a recorded vote on any 
matter.
    (m) Proxies; Recording Votes of Absent Members:
          (1) Proxy voting shall not be allowed when the question before 
        the Committee is the initiation or continuation of a preliminary 
        inquiry or an adjudicatory review, or the issuance of a report 
        or recommendation related thereto concerning a Member or officer 
        of the Senate. In any such case an absent member's vote may be 
        announced solely for the purpose of recording the member's 
        position and such announced votes shall not be counted for or 
        against the motion.
          (2) On matters other than matters listed in paragraph (m)(1) 
        above, the Committee may order that the record be held open for 
        the vote of absentees or recorded proxy votes if the absent 
        Committee member has been informed of the matter on which the 
        vote occurs and has affirmatively requested of the Chairman or 
        Vice Chairman in writing that he be so recorded.
          (3) All proxies shall be in writing, and shall be delivered to 
        the Chairman or Vice Chairman to be recorded.
          (4) Proxies shall not be considered for the purpose of 
        establishing a quorum.
    (n) Approval of Blind Trusts and Foreign Travel Requests Between 
Sessions and During Extended Recesses: During any period in which the 
Senate stands in adjournment between sessions of the Congress or stands 
in a recess scheduled to extend beyond fourteen days, the Chairman and 
Vice Chairman, or their designees, acting jointly, are authorized to 
approve or disapprove blind trusts under the provision of Rule XXXIV.
    (o) Committee Use of Services or Employees of Other Agencies and 
Departments: With the prior consent of the department or agency 
involved, the Committee may (1) utilize the services, information, or 
facilities of any such department or agency of the Government, and (2) 
employ on a reimbursable basis or otherwise the services of such 
personnel of any such department or agency as it deems advisable. With 
the consent of any other committee of the Senate, or any subcommittee, 
the Committee may utilize the facilities and the services of the staff 
of such other committee or subcommittee whenever the Chairman and Vice 
Chairman of the Committee, acting jointly, determine that such action is 
necessary and appropriate.

     Rule 2: Procedures for Complaints, Allegations, or Information
    (a) Complaint, Allegation, or Information: Any member or staff 
member of the Committee shall report to the Committee, and any other 
person may report to the Committee, a sworn complaint or other 
allegation or information, alleging that any Senator, or officer, or 
employee of the Senate has violated a law, the Senate Code of Official 
Conduct, or any rule or regulation of the Senate relating to the conduct 
of any individual in the performance of his or her duty as a Member, 
officer, or employee of the Senate, or has engaged in improper conduct 
which may reflect upon the Senate. Such complaints or allegations or 
information may be reported to the Chairman, the Vice Chairman, a 
Committee member, or a Committee staff member.
    (b) Source of Complaint, Allegation, or Information: Complaints, 
allegations, and information to be reported to the Committee may be 
obtained from a variety of sources, including but not limited to the 
following:
          (1) sworn complaints, defined as a written statement of facts, 
        submitted under penalty of perjury, within the personal 
        knowledge of the complainant alleging a violation of law, the 
        Senate Code of Official Conduct, or any other rule or regulation 
        of the Senate relating to the conduct of individuals in the 
        performance of their duties as members, officers, or employees 
        of the Senate;
          (2) anonymous or informal complaints;
          (3) information developed during a study or inquiry by the 
        Committee or other committees or subcommittees of the Senate, 
        including information obtained in connection with legislative or 
        general oversight hearings;
          (4) information reported by the news media; or
          (5) information obtained from any individual, agency or 
        department of the executive branch of the Federal Government.
    (c) Form and Content of Complaints: A complaint need not be sworn 
nor must it be in any particular form to receive Committee 
consideration, but the preferred complaint will:
          (1) state, whenever possible, the name, address, and telephone 
        number of the party filing the complaint;
          (2) provide the name of each member, officer or employee of 
        the Senate who is specifically alleged to have engaged in 
        improper conduct or committed a violation;
          (3) state the nature of the alleged improper conduct or 
        violation;
          (4) supply all documents in the possession of the party filing 
        the complaint relevant to or in support of his or her 
        allegations as an attachment to the complaint.

         Rule 3: Procedures for Conducting a Preliminary Inquiry
    (a) Definition of Preliminary Inquiry: A ``preliminary inquiry'' is 
a proceeding undertaken by the Committee following the receipt of a 
complaint or allegation of, or information about, misconduct by a 
Member, officer, or employee of the Senate to determine whether there is 
substantial credible evidence which provides substantial cause for the 
Committee to conclude that a violation within the jurisdiction of the 
Committee has occurred.
    (b) Basis for Preliminary Inquiry: The Committee shall promptly 
commence a preliminary inquiry whenever it has received a sworn 
complaint, or other allegation of, or information about, alleged 
misconduct or violations pursuant to Rule 2.
    (c) Scope of Preliminary Inquiry:
          (1) The preliminary inquiry shall be of such duration and 
        scope as is necessary to determine whether there is substantial 
        credible evidence which provides substantial cause for the 
        Committee to conclude that a violation within the jurisdiction 
        of the Committee has occurred. The Chairman and Vice Chairman, 
        acting jointly, on behalf of the Committee may supervise and 
        determine the appropriate duration, scope, and conduct of a 
        preliminary inquiry. Whether a preliminary inquiry is conducted 
        jointly by the Chairman and Vice Chairman or by the Committee as 
        a whole, the day to day supervision of a preliminary inquiry 
        rests with the Chairman and Vice Chairman, acting jointly.
          (2) A preliminary inquiry may include any inquiries, 
        interviews, sworn statements, depositions, or subpoenas deemed 
        appropriate to obtain information upon which to make any 
        determination provided for by this Rule.
    (d) Opportunity for Response: A preliminary inquiry may include an 
opportunity for any known respondent or his or her designated 
representative to present either a written or oral statement, or to 
respond orally to questions from the Committee. Such an oral statement 
or answers shall be transcribed and signed by the person providing the 
statement or answers.
    (e) Status Reports: The Committee staff or outside counsel shall 
periodically report to the Committee in the form and according to the 
schedule prescribed by the Committee. The reports shall be confidential.
    (f) Final Report: When the preliminary inquiry is completed, the 
staff or outside counsel shall make a confidential report, oral or 
written, to the Committee on findings and recommendations, as 
appropriate.
    (g) Committee Action: As soon as practicable following submission of 
the report on the preliminary inquiry, the Committee shall determine by 
a recorded vote whether there is substantial credible evidence which 
provides substantial cause for the Committee to conclude that a 
violation within the jurisdiction of the Committee has occurred. The 
Committee may make any of the following determinations:
          (1) The Committee may determine that there is not such 
        substantial credible evidence and, in such case, the Committee 
        shall dismiss the matter. The Committee, or Chairman and Vice 
        Chairman acting jointly on behalf of the Committee, may dismiss 
        any matter which, after a preliminary inquiry, is determined to 
        lack substantial merit. The Committee shall inform the 
        complainant of the dismissal.
          (2) The Committee may determine that there is such substantial 
        credible evidence, but that the alleged violation is 
        inadvertent, technical, or otherwise of a de minimis nature. In 
        such case, the Committee may dispose of the matter by issuing a 
        public or private letter of admonition, which shall not be 
        considered discipline and which shall not be subject to appeal 
        to the Senate. The issuance of a letter of admonition must be 
        approved by the affirmative recorded vote of no fewer than four 
        members of the Committee voting.
          (3) The Committee may determine that there is such substantial 
        credible evidence and that the matter cannot be appropriately 
        disposed of under paragraph (2). In such case, the Committee 
        shall promptly initiate an adjudicatory review in accordance 
        with Rule 4. No adjudicatory review of conduct of a Member, 
        officer, or employee of the Senate may be initiated except by 
        the affirmative recorded vote of not less than four members of 
        the Committee.

        Rule 4: Procedures for Conducting an Adjudicatory Review
    (a) Definition of Adjudicatory Review: An ``adjudicatory review'' is 
a proceeding undertaken by the Committee after a finding, on the basis 
of a preliminary inquiry, that there is substantial cause for the 
Committee to conclude that a violation within the jurisdiction of the 
Committee has occurred.
    (b) Scope of Adjudicatory Review: When the Committee decides to 
conduct an adjudicatory review, it shall be of such duration and scope 
as is necessary for the Committee to determine whether a violation 
within its jurisdiction has occurred. An adjudicatory review shall be 
conducted by outside counsel as authorized by section 3(b)(1) of Senate 
Resolution 338 unless the Committee determines not to use outside 
counsel. In the course of the adjudicatory review, designated outside 
counsel, or if the Committee determines not to use outside counsel, the 
Committee or its staff, may conduct any inquiries or interviews, take 
sworn statements, use compulsory process as described in Rule 6, or take 
any other actions that the Committee deems appropriate to secure the 
evidence necessary to make a determination.
    (c) Notice to Respondent: The Committee shall give written notice to 
any known respondent who is the subject of an adjudicatory review. The 
notice shall be sent to the respondent no later than five working days 
after the Committee has voted to conduct an adjudicatory review. The 
notice shall include a statement of the nature of the possible 
violation, and description of the evidence indicating that a possible 
violation occurred. The Committee may offer the respondent an 
opportunity to present a statement, orally or in writing, or to respond 
to questions from members of the Committee, the Committee staff, or 
outside counsel.
    (d) Right to a Hearing: The Committee shall accord a respondent an 
opportunity for a hearing before it recommends disciplinary action 
against that respondent to the Senate or before it imposes an order of 
restitution or reprimand (not requiring discipline by the full Senate).
    (e) Progress Reports to Committee: The Committee staff or outside 
counsel shall periodically report to the Committee concerning the 
progress of the adjudicatory review. Such reports shall be delivered to 
the Committee in the form and according to the schedule prescribed by 
the Committee, and shall be confidential.
    (f) Final Report of Adjudicatory Review to Committee: Upon 
completion of an adjudicatory review, including any hearings held 
pursuant to Rule 5, the outside counsel or the staff shall submit a 
confidential written report to the Committee, which shall detail the 
factual findings of the adjudicatory review and which may recommend 
disciplinary action, if appropriate. Findings of fact of the 
adjudicatory review shall be detailed in this report whether or not 
disciplinary action is recommended.
    (g) Committee Action:
          (1) As soon as practicable following submission of the report 
        of the staff or outside counsel on the adjudicatory review, the 
        Committee shall prepare and submit a report to the Senate, 
        including a recommendation or proposed resolution to the Senate 
        concerning disciplinary action, if appropriate. A report shall 
        be issued, stating in detail the Committee's findings of fact, 
        whether or not disciplinary action is recommended. The report 
        shall also explain fully the reasons underlying the Committee's 
        recommendation concerning disciplinary action, if any. No 
        adjudicatory review of conduct of a Member, officer or employee 
        of the Senate may be conducted, or report or resolution or 
        recommendation relating to such an adjudicatory review of 
        conduct may be made, except by the affirmative recorded vote of 
        not less than four members of the Committee.
          (2) Pursuant to S. Res. 338, as amended, section 2 (a), 
        subsections (2), (3), and (4), after receipt of the report 
        prescribed by paragraph (f) of this rule, the Committee may make 
        any of the following recommendations for disciplinary action or 
        issue an order for reprimand or restitution, as follows:
                  (i) In the case of a Member, a recommendation to the 
                Senate for expulsion, censure, payment of restitution, 
                recommendation to a Member's party conference regarding 
                the Member's seniority or positions of responsibility, 
                or a combination of these;
                  (ii) In the case of an officer or employee, a 
                recommendation to the Senate of dismissal, suspension, 
                payment of restitution, or a combination of these;
                  (iii) In the case where the Committee determines, 
                after according to the Member, officer, or employee due 
                notice and opportunity for a hearing, that misconduct 
                occurred warranting discipline less serious than 
                discipline by the full Senate, and subject to the 
                provisions of paragraph (h) of this rule relating to 
                appeal, by a unanimous vote of six members order that a 
                Member, officer or employee be reprimanded or pay 
                restitution or both;
                  (iv) In the case where the Committee determines that 
                misconduct is inadvertent, technical, or otherwise of a 
                de minimis nature, issue a public or private letter of 
                admonition to a Member, officer or employee, which shall 
                not be subject to appeal to the Senate.
          (3) In the case where the Committee determines, upon 
        consideration of all the evidence, that the facts do not warrant 
        a finding that there is substantial credible evidence which 
        provides substantial cause for the Committee to conclude that a 
        violation within the jurisdiction of the Committee has occurred, 
        the Committee may dismiss the matter.
          (4) Promptly, after the conclusion of the adjudicatory review, 
        the Committee's report and recommendation, if any, shall be 
        forwarded to the Secretary of the Senate, and a copy shall be 
        provided to the complainant and the respondent. The full report 
        and recommendation, if any, shall be printed and made public, 
        unless the Committee determines by the recorded vote of not less 
        than four members of the Committee that it should remain 
        confidential.
    (h) Right of Appeal:
          (1) Any individual who is the subject of a reprimand or order 
        of restitution, or both, pursuant to subsection (g)(2)(iii), 
        may, within 30 days of the Committee's report to the Senate of 
        its action imposing a reprimand or order of restitution, or 
        both, appeal to the Senate by providing written notice of the 
        appeal to the Committee and the presiding officer of the Senate. 
        The presiding officer shall cause the notice of the appeal to be 
        printed in the Congressional Record and the Senate Journal.
          (2) S. Res. 338 provides that a motion to proceed to 
        consideration of an appeal pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be 
        highly privileged and not debatable. If the motion to proceed to 
        consideration of the appeal is agreed to, the appeal shall be 
        decided on the basis of the Committee's report to the Senate. 
        Debate on the appeal shall be limited to 10 hours, which shall 
        be divided equally between, and controlled by, those favoring 
        and those opposing the appeal.

                     Rule 5: Procedures for Hearings
    (a) Right to Hearing: The Committee may hold a public or executive 
hearing in any preliminary inquiry, adjudicatory review, or other 
proceeding. The Committee shall accord a respondent an opportunity for a 
hearing before it recommends disciplinary action against that respondent 
to the Senate or before it imposes an order of restitution or reprimand. 
(See Rule 4(d).)
    (b) Non-Public Hearings: The Committee may at any time during a 
hearing determine in accordance with paragraph 5(b) of Rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate whether to receive the testimony of 
specific witnesses in executive session. If a witness desires to express 
a preference for testifying in public or in executive session, he or she 
shall so notify the Committee at least five days before he or she is 
scheduled to testify.
    (c) Adjudicatory Hearings: The Committee may, by the recorded vote 
of not less than four members of the Committee, designate any public or 
executive hearing as an adjudicatory hearing; and any hearing which is 
concerned with possible disciplinary action against a respondent or 
respondents designated by the Committee shall be an adjudicatory 
hearing. In any adjudicatory hearing, the procedures described in 
paragraph (j) shall apply.
    (d) Subpoena Power: The Committee may require, by subpoena or 
otherwise, the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the 
production of such correspondence, books, papers, documents or other 
articles as it deems advisable. (See Rule 6.)
    (e) Notice of Hearings: The Committee shall make public an 
announcement of the date, place, and subject matter of any hearing to be 
conducted by it, in accordance with Rule 1(f).
    (f) Presiding Officer: The Chairman shall preside over the hearings, 
or in his absence the Vice Chairman. If the Vice Chairman is also 
absent, a Committee member designated by the Chairman shall preside. If 
an oath or affirmation is required, it shall be administered to a 
witness by the Presiding Officer, or in his absence, by any Committee 
member.
    (g) Witnesses:
          (1) A subpoena or other request to testify shall be served on 
        a witness sufficiently in advance of his or her scheduled 
        appearance to allow the witness a reasonable period of time, as 
        determined by the Committee, to prepare for the hearing and to 
        employ counsel if desired.
          (2) The Committee may, by recorded vote of not less than four 
        members of the Committee, rule that no member of the Committee 
        or staff or outside counsel shall make public the name of any 
        witness subpoenaed by the Committee before the date of that 
        witness's scheduled appearance, except as specifically 
        authorized by the Chairman and Vice Chairman, acting jointly.
          (3) Any witness desiring to read a prepared or written 
        statement in executive or public hearings shall file a copy of 
        such statement with the Committee at least two working days in 
        advance of the hearing at which the statement is to be 
        presented. The Chairman and Vice Chairman shall determine 
        whether such statements may be read or placed in the record of 
        the hearing.
          (4) Insofar as practicable, each witness shall be permitted to 
        present a brief oral opening statement, if he or she desires to 
        do so.
    (h) Right To Testify: Any person whose name is mentioned or who is 
specifically identified or otherwise referred to in testimony or in 
statements made by a Committee member, staff member or outside counsel, 
or any witness, and who reasonably believes that the statement tends to 
adversely affect his or her reputation may--
          (1) Request to appear personally before the Committee to 
        testify in his or her own behalf; or
          (2) File a sworn statement of facts relevant to the testimony 
        or other evidence or statement of which he or she complained. 
        Such request and such statement shall be submitted to the 
        Committee for its consideration and action.
    (i) Conduct of Witnesses and Other Attendees: The Presiding Officer 
may punish any breaches of order and decorum by censure and exclusion 
from the hearings. The Committee, by majority vote, may recommend to the 
Senate that the offender be cited for contempt of Congress.
    (j) Adjudicatory Hearing Procedures:
          (1) Notice of hearings: A copy of the public announcement of 
        an adjudicatory hearing, required by paragraph (e), shall be 
        furnished together with a copy of these Rules to all witnesses 
        at the time that they are subpoenaed or otherwise summoned to 
        testify.
          (2) Preparation for adjudicatory hearings:
                  (A) At least five working days prior to the 
                commencement of an adjudicatory hearing, the Committee 
                shall provide the following information and documents to 
                the respondent, if any:
                          (i) a list of proposed witnesses to be called 
                        at the hearing;
                          (ii) copies of all documents expected to be 
                        introduced as exhibits at the hearing; and
                          (iii) a brief statement as to the nature of 
                        the testimony expected to be given by each 
                        witness to be called at the hearing.
                  (B) At least two working days prior to the 
                commencement of an adjudicatory hearing, the respondent, 
                if any, shall provide the information and documents 
                described in divisions (i), (ii) and (iii) of 
                subparagraph (A) to the Committee.
                  (C) At the discretion of the Committee, the 
                information and documents to be exchanged under this 
                paragraph shall be subject to an appropriate agreement 
                limiting access and disclosure.
                  (D) If a respondent refuses to provide the information 
                and documents to the Committee (see (A) and (B) of this 
                subparagraph), or if a respondent or other individual 
                violates an agreement limiting access and disclosure, 
                the Committee, by majority vote, may recommend to the 
                Senate that the offender be cited for contempt of 
                Congress.
          (3) Swearing of witnesses: All witnesses who testify at 
        adjudicatory hearings shall be sworn unless the Presiding 
        Officer, for good cause, decides that a witness does not have to 
        be sworn.
          (4) Right to counsel: Any witness at an adjudicatory hearing 
        may be accompanied by counsel of his or her own choosing, who 
        shall be permitted to advise the witness of his or her legal 
        rights during the testimony.
          (5) Right to cross-examine and call witnesses:
                  (A) In adjudicatory hearings, any respondent and any 
                other person who obtains the permission of the 
                Committee, may personally or through counsel cross-
                examine witnesses called by the Committee and may call 
                witnesses in his or her own behalf.
                  (B) A respondent may apply to the Committee for the 
                issuance of subpoenas for the appearance of witnesses or 
                the production of documents on his or her behalf. An 
                application shall be approved upon a concise showing by 
                the respondent that the proposed testimony or evidence 
                is relevant and appropriate, as determined by the 
                Chairman and Vice Chairman.
                  (C) With respect to witnesses called by a respondent, 
                or other individual given permission by the Committee, 
                each such witness shall first be examined by the party 
                who called the witness or by that party's counsel.
                  (D) At least one working day before a witness's 
                scheduled appearance, a witness or a witness's counsel 
                may submit to the Committee written questions proposed 
                to be asked of that witness. If the Committee determines 
                that it is necessary, such questions may be asked by any 
                member of the Committee, or by any Committee staff 
                member if directed by a Committee member. The witness or 
                witness's counsel may also submit additional sworn 
                testimony for the record within twenty-four hours after 
                the last day that the witness has testified. The 
                insertion of such testimony in that day's record is 
                subject to the approval of the Chairman and Vice 
                Chairman acting jointly within five days after the 
                testimony is received.
          (6) Admissibility of evidence:
                  (A) The object of the hearing shall be to ascertain 
                the truth. Any evidence that may be relevant and 
                probative shall be admissible unless privileged under 
                the Federal Rules of Evidence. Rules of evidence shall 
                not be applied strictly, but the Presiding Officer shall 
                exclude irrelevant or unduly repetitious testimony. 
                Objections going only to the weight that should be given 
                evidence will not justify its exclusion.
                  (B) The Presiding Officer shall rule upon any question 
                of the admissibility of testimony or other evidence 
                presented to the Committee. Such rulings shall be final 
                unless reversed or modified by a recorded vote of not 
                less than four members of the Committee before the 
                recess of that day's hearings.
                  (C) Notwithstanding paragraphs (A) and (B), in any 
                matter before the Committee involving allegations of 
                sexual discrimination, including sexual harassment, or 
                sexual misconduct, by a Member, officer, or employee 
                within the jurisdiction of the Committee, the Committee 
                shall be guided by the standards and procedures of Rule 
                412 of the Federal Rules of Evidence, except that the 
                Committee may admit evidence subject to the provisions 
                of this paragraph only upon a determination of not less 
                than four members of the full Committee that the 
                interests of justice require that such evidence be 
                admitted.
          (7) Supplementary hearing procedures: The Committee may adopt 
        any additional special hearing procedures that it deems 
        necessary or appropriate to a particular adjudicatory hearing. 
        Copies of such supplementary procedures shall be furnished to 
        witnesses and respondents, and shall be made available upon 
        request to any member of the public.
    (k) Transcripts:
          (1) An accurate stenographic or recorded transcript shall be 
        made of all public and executive hearings. Any member of the 
        Committee, Committee staff member, outside counsel retained by 
        the Committee, or witness may examine a copy of the transcript 
        retained by the Committee of his or her own remarks and may 
        suggest to the official reporter any typographical or 
        transcription errors. If the reporter declines to make the 
        requested corrections, the member, staff member, outside counsel 
        or witness may request a ruling by the Chairman and Vice 
        Chairman, acting jointly. Any member or witness shall return the 
        transcript with suggested corrections to the Committee offices 
        within five working days after receipt of the transcript, or as 
        soon thereafter as is practicable. If the testimony was given in 
        executive session, the member or witness may only inspect the 
        transcript at a location determined by the Chairman and Vice 
        Chairman, acting jointly. Any questions arising with respect to 
        the processing and correction of transcripts shall be decided by 
        the Chairman and Vice Chairman, acting jointly.
          (2) Except for the record of a hearing which is closed to the 
        public, each transcript shall be printed as soon as is 
        practicable after receipt of the corrected version. The Chairman 
        and Vice Chairman, acting jointly, may order the transcript of a 
        hearing to be printed without the corrections of a member or 
        witness if they determine that such member or witness has been 
        afforded a reasonable time to correct such transcript and such 
        transcript has not been returned within such time.
          (3) The Committee shall furnish each witness, at no cost, one 
        transcript copy of that witness's testimony given at a public 
        hearing. If the testimony was given in executive session, then a 
        transcript copy shall be provided upon request, subject to 
        appropriate conditions and restrictions prescribed by the 
        Chairman and Vice Chairman. If any individual violates such 
        conditions and restrictions, the Committee may recommend by 
        majority vote that he or she be cited for contempt of Congress.

                    Rule 6: Subpoenas and Depositions
    (a) Subpoenas:
          (1) Authorization for issuance: Subpoenas for the attendance 
        and testimony of witnesses at depositions or hearings, and 
        subpoenas for the production of documents and tangible things at 
        depositions, hearings, or other times and places designated 
        therein, may be authorized for issuance by either (A) a majority 
        vote of the Committee, or (B) the Chairman and Vice Chairman, 
        acting jointly, at any time during a preliminary inquiry, 
        adjudicatory review, or other proceeding.
          (2) Signature and Service: All subpoenas shall be signed by 
        the Chairman or the Vice Chairman and may be served by any 
        person eighteen years of age or older, who is designated by the 
        Chairman or Vice Chairman. Each subpoena shall be served with a 
        copy of the Rules of the Committee and a brief statement of the 
        purpose of the Committee's proceeding.
          (3) Withdrawal of Subpoena: The Committee, by recorded vote of 
        not less than four members of the Committee, may withdraw any 
        subpoena authorized for issuance by it or authorized for 
        issuance by the Chairman and Vice Chairman, acting jointly. The 
        Chairman and Vice Chairman, acting jointly, may withdraw any 
        subpoena authorized for issuance by them.
    (b) Depositions:
          (1) Persons Authorized To Take Depositions: Depositions may be 
        taken by any member of the Committee designated by the Chairman 
        and Vice Chairman, acting jointly, or by any other person 
        designated by the Chairman and Vice Chairman, acting jointly, 
        including outside counsel, Committee staff, other employees of 
        the Senate, or government employees detailed to the Committee.
          (2) Deposition Notices: Notices for the taking of depositions 
        shall be authorized by the Committee, or the Chairman and Vice 
        Chairman, acting jointly, and issued by the Chairman, Vice 
        Chairman, or a Committee staff member or outside counsel 
        designated by the Chairman and Vice Chairman, acting jointly. 
        Depositions may be taken at any time during a preliminary 
        inquiry, adjudicatory review or other proceeding. Deposition 
        notices shall specify a time and place for examination. Unless 
        otherwise specified, the deposition shall be in private, and the 
        testimony taken and documents produced shall be deemed for the 
        purpose of these rules to have been received in a closed or 
        executive session of the Committee. The Committee shall not 
        initiate procedures leading to criminal or civil enforcement 
        proceedings for a witness's failure to appear, or to testify, or 
        to produce documents, unless the deposition notice was 
        accompanied by a subpoena authorized for issuance by the 
        Committee, or the Chairman and Vice Chairman, acting jointly.
          (3) Counsel at Depositions: Witnesses may be accompanied at a 
        deposition by counsel to advise them of their rights.
          (4) Deposition Procedure: Witnesses at depositions shall be 
        examined upon oath administered by an individual authorized by 
        law to administer oaths, or administered by any member of the 
        Committee if one is present. Questions may be propounded by any 
        person or persons who are authorized to take depositions for the 
        Committee. If a witness objects to a question and refuses to 
        testify, or refuses to produce a document, any member of the 
        Committee who is present may rule on the objection and, if the 
        objection is overruled, direct the witness to answer the 
        question or produce the document. If no member of the Committee 
        is present, the individual who has been designated by the 
        Chairman and Vice Chairman, acting jointly, to take the 
        deposition may proceed with the deposition, or may, at that time 
        or at a subsequent time, seek a ruling by telephone or otherwise 
        on the objection from the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the 
        Committee, who may refer the matter to the Committee or rule on 
        the objection. If the Chairman or Vice Chairman, or the 
        Committee upon referral, overrules the objection, the Chairman, 
        Vice Chairman, or the Committee as the case may be, may direct 
        the witness to answer the question or produce the document. The 
        Committee shall not initiate procedures leading to civil or 
        criminal enforcement unless the witness refuses to testify or 
        produce documents after having been directed to do so.
          (5) Filing of Depositions: Deposition testimony shall be 
        transcribed or electronically recorded. If the deposition is 
        transcribed, the individual administering the oath shall certify 
        on the transcript that the witness was duly sworn in his or her 
        presence and the transcriber shall certify that the transcript 
        is a true record of the testimony. The transcript with these 
        certifications shall be filed with the chief clerk of the 
        Committee, and the witness shall be furnished with access to a 
        copy at the Committee's offices for review. Upon inspecting the 
        transcript, within a time limit set by the Chairman and Vice 
        Chairman, acting jointly, a witness may request in writing 
        changes in the transcript to correct errors in transcription. 
        The witness may also bring to the attention of the Committee 
        errors of fact in the witness's testimony by submitting a sworn 
        statement about those facts with a request that it be attached 
        to the transcript. The Chairman and Vice Chairman, acting 
        jointly, may rule on the witness's request, and the changes or 
        attachments allowed shall be certified by the Committee's chief 
        clerk. If the witness fails to make any request under this 
        paragraph within the time limit set, this fact shall be noted by 
        the Committee's chief clerk. Any person authorized by the 
        Committee may stipulate with the witness to changes in this 
        procedure.

    Rule 7: Violations of Law; Perjury; Legislative Recommendations; 
   Educational Mandate; and Applicable Rules and Standards of Conduct
    (a) Violations of Law: Whenever the Committee determines by the 
recorded vote of not less than four members of the full Committee that 
there is reason to believe that a violation of law, including the 
provision of false information to the Committee, may have occurred, it 
shall report such possible violation to the proper Federal and state 
authorities.
    (b) Perjury: Any person who knowingly and willfully swears falsely 
to a sworn complaint or any other sworn statement to the Committee does 
so under penalty of perjury. The Committee may refer any such case to 
the Attorney General for prosecution.
    (c) Legislative Recommendations: The Committee shall recommend to 
the Senate by report or resolution such additional rules, regulations, 
or other legislative measures as it determines to be necessary or 
desirable to ensure proper standards of conduct by Members, officers, or 
employees of the Senate. The Committee may conduct such inquiries as it 
deems necessary to prepare such a report or resolution, including the 
holding of hearings in public or executive session and the use of 
subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of 
materials. The Committee may make legislative recommendations as a 
result of its findings in a preliminary inquiry, adjudicatory review, or 
other proceeding.
    (d) Educational Mandate: The Committee shall develop and implement 
programs and materials designed to educate Members, officers, and 
employees about the laws, rules, regulations, and standards of conduct 
applicable to such individuals in the performance of their duties.
    (e) Applicable Rules and Standards of Conduct:
          (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no 
        adjudicatory review shall be initiated of any alleged violation 
        of any law, the Senate Code of Official Conduct, rule, or 
        regulation which was not in effect at the time the alleged 
        violation occurred. No provisions of the Senate Code of Official 
        Conduct shall apply to or require disclosure of any act, 
        relationship, or transaction which occurred prior to the 
        effective date of the applicable provision of the Code.
          (2) The Committee may initiate an adjudicatory review of any 
        alleged violation of a rule or law which was in effect prior to 
        the enactment of the Senate Code of Official Conduct if the 
        alleged violation occurred while such rule or law was in effect 
        and the violation was not a matter resolved on the merits by the 
        predecessor Committee.

   Rule 8: Procedures for Handling Committee Sensitive and Classified 
                                Materials
    (a) Procedures for Handling Committee Sensitive Materials:
          (1) Committee Sensitive information or material is information 
        or material in the possession of the Select Committee on Ethics 
        which pertains to illegal or improper conduct by a present or 
        former Member, officer, or employee of the Senate; to 
        allegations or accusations of such conduct; to any resulting 
        preliminary inquiry, adjudicatory review or other proceeding by 
        the Select Committee on Ethics into such allegations or conduct; 
        to the investigative techniques and procedures of the Select 
        Committee on Ethics; or to other information or material 
        designated by the staff director, or outside counsel designated 
        by the Chairman and Vice Chairman.
          (2) The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Committee shall 
        establish such procedures as may be necessary to prevent the 
        unauthorized disclosure of Committee Sensitive information in 
        the possession of the Committee or its staff. Procedures for 
        protecting Committee Sensitive materials shall be in writing and 
        shall be given to each Committee staff member.
    (b) Procedures for Handling Classified Materials:
          (1) Classified information or material is information or 
        material which is specifically designated as classified under 
        the authority of Executive Order 11652 requiring protection of 
        such information or material from unauthorized disclosure in 
        order to prevent damage to the United States.
          (2) The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Committee shall 
        establish such procedures as may be necessary to prevent the 
        unauthorized disclosure of classified information in the 
        possession of the Committee or its staff. Procedures for 
        handling such information shall be in writing and a copy of the 
        procedures shall be given to each staff member cleared for 
        access to classified information.
          (3) Each member of the Committee shall have access to 
        classified material in the Committee's possession. Only 
        Committee staff members with appropriate security clearances and 
        a need-to-know, as approved by the Chairman and Vice Chairman, 
        acting jointly, shall have access to classified information in 
        the Committee's possession.
    (c) Procedures for Handling Committee Sensitive and Classified 
Documents:
          (1) Committee Sensitive documents and materials shall be 
        stored in the Committee's offices, with appropriate safeguards 
        for maintaining the security of such documents or materials. 
        Classified documents and materials shall be further segregated 
        in the Committee's offices in secure filing safes. Removal from 
        the Committee offices of such documents or materials is 
        prohibited except as necessary for use in, or preparation for, 
        interviews or Committee meetings, including the taking of 
        testimony, or as otherwise specifically approved by the staff 
        director or by outside counsel designated by the Chairman and 
        Vice Chairman.
          (2) Each member of the Committee shall have access to all 
        materials in the Committee's possession. The staffs of members 
        shall not have access to Committee Sensitive or classified 
        documents and materials without the specific approval in each 
        instance of the Chairman, and Vice Chairman, acting jointly. 
        Members may examine such materials in the Committee's offices. 
        If necessary, requested materials may be hand delivered by a 
        member of the Committee staff to the member of the Committee, or 
        to a staff person(s) specifically designated by the member, for 
        the Member's or designated staffer's examination. A member of 
        the Committee who has possession of Committee Sensitive 
        documents or materials shall take appropriate safeguards for 
        maintaining the security of such documents or materials in the 
        possession of the Member or his or her designated staffer.
          (3) Committee Sensitive documents that are provided to a 
        Member of the Senate in connection with a complaint that has 
        been filed against the Member shall be hand delivered to the 
        Member or to the Member's Chief of Staff or Administrative 
        Assistant. Committee Sensitive documents that are provided to a 
        Member of the Senate who is the subject of a preliminary 
        inquiry, adjudicatory review, or other proceeding, shall be hand 
        delivered to the Member or to his or her specifically designated 
        representative.
          (4) Any Member of the Senate who is not a member of the 
        Committee and who seeks access to any Committee Sensitive or 
        classified documents or materials, other than documents or 
        materials which are matters of public record, shall request 
        access in writing. The Committee shall decide by majority vote 
        whether to make documents or materials available. If access is 
        granted, the Member shall not disclose the information except as 
        authorized by the Committee.
          (5) Whenever the Committee makes Committee Sensitive or 
        classified documents or materials available to any Member of the 
        Senate who is not a member of the Committee, or to a staff 
        person of a Committee member in response to a specific request 
        to the Chairman and Vice Chairman, a written record shall be 
        made identifying the Member of the Senate requesting such 
        documents or materials and describing what was made available 
        and to whom.
    (d) Non-Disclosure Policy and Agreement:
          (1) Except as provided in the last sentence of this paragraph, 
        no member of the Select Committee on Ethics, its staff or any 
        person engaged by contract or otherwise to perform services for 
        the Select Committee on Ethics shall release, divulge, publish, 
        reveal by writing, word, conduct, or disclose in any way, in 
        whole, or in part, or by way of summary, during tenure with the 
        Select Committee on Ethics or anytime thereafter, any testimony 
        given before the Select Committee on Ethics in executive session 
        (including the name of any witness who appeared or was called to 
        appear in executive session), any classified or Committee 
        Sensitive information, document or material, received or 
        generated by the Select Committee on Ethics or any classified or 
        Committee Sensitive information which may come into the 
        possession of such person during tenure with the Select 
        Committee on Ethics or its staff. Such information, documents, 
        or material may be released to an official of the executive 
        branch properly cleared for access with a need-to-know, for any 
        purpose or in connection with any proceeding, judicial or 
        otherwise, as authorized by the Select Committee on Ethics, or 
        in the event of termination of the Select Committee on Ethics, 
        in such a manner as may be determined by its successor or by the 
        Senate.
          (2) No member of the Select Committee on Ethics staff or any 
        person engaged by contract or otherwise to perform services for 
        the Select Committee on Ethics, shall be granted access to 
        classified or Committee Sensitive information or material in the 
        possession of the Select Committee on Ethics unless and until 
        such person agrees in writing, as a condition of employment, to 
        the non-disclosure policy. The agreement shall become effective 
        when signed by the Chairman and Vice Chairman on behalf of the 
        Committee.

     Rule 9: Broadcasting and News Coverage of Committee Proceedings
    (a) Whenever any hearing or meeting of the Committee is open to the 
public, the Committee shall permit that hearing or meeting to be covered 
in whole or in part, by television broadcast, radio broadcast, still 
photography, or by any other methods of coverage, unless the Committee 
decides by recorded vote of not less than four members of the Committee 
that such coverage is not appropriate at a particular hearing or 
meeting.
    (b) Any witness served with a subpoena by the Committee may request 
not to be photographed at any hearing or to give evidence or testimony 
while the broadcasting, reproduction, or coverage of that hearing, by 
radio, television, still photography, or other methods is occurring. At 
the request of any such witness who does not wish to be subjected to 
radio, television, still photography, or other methods of coverage, and 
subject to the approval of the Committee, all lenses shall be covered 
and all microphones used for coverage turned off.
    (c) If coverage is permitted, it shall be in accordance with the 
following requirements:
          (1) Photographers and reporters using mechanical recording, 
        filming, or broadcasting apparatus shall position their 
        equipment so as not to interfere with the seating, vision, and 
        hearing of the Committee members and staff, or with the orderly 
        process of the meeting or hearing.
          (2) If the television or radio coverage of the hearing or 
        meeting is to be presented to the public as live coverage, the 
        coverage shall be conducted and presented without commercial 
        sponsorship.
          (3) Personnel providing coverage by the television and radio 
        media shall be currently accredited to the Radio and Television 
        Correspondents' Galleries.
          (4) Personnel providing coverage by still photography shall be 
        currently accredited to the Press Photographers' Gallery 
        Committee of Press Photographers.
          (5) Personnel providing coverage by the television and radio 
        media and by still photography shall conduct themselves and the 
        coverage activities in an orderly and unobtrusive manner.

                Rule 10: Procedures for Advisory Opinions
    (a) When Advisory Opinions Are Rendered:
          (1) The Committee shall render an advisory opinion, in writing 
        within a reasonable time, in response to a written request by a 
        Member or officer of the Senate or a candidate for nomination 
        for election, or election to the Senate, concerning the 
        application of any law, the Senate Code of Official Conduct, or 
        any rule or regulation of the Senate within the Committee's 
        jurisdiction, to a specific factual situation pertinent to the 
        conduct or proposed conduct of the person seeking the advisory 
        opinion.
          (2) The Committee may issue an advisory opinion in writing 
        within a reasonable time in response to a written request by any 
        employee of the Senate concerning the application of any law, 
        the Senate Code of Official Conduct, or any rule or regulation 
        of the Senate within the Committee's jurisdiction, to a specific 
        factual situation pertinent to the conduct or proposed conduct 
        of the person seeking the advisory opinion.
    (b) Form of Request: A request for an advisory opinion shall be 
directed in writing to the Chairman of the Committee and shall include a 
complete and accurate statement of the specific factual situation with 
respect to which the request is made as well as the specific question or 
questions which the requestor wishes the Committee to address.
    (c) Opportunity for Comment:
          (1) The Committee will provide an opportunity for any 
        interested party to comment on a request for an advisory 
        opinion--
                  (A) which requires an interpretation on a significant 
                question of first impression that will affect more than 
                a few individuals; or
                  (B) when the Committee determines that comments from 
                interested parties would be of assistance.
          (2) Notice of any such request for an advisory opinion shall 
        be published in the Congressional Record, with appropriate 
        deletions to insure confidentiality, and interested parties will 
        be asked to submit their comments in writing to the Committee 
        within ten days.
          (3) All relevant comments received on a timely basis will be 
        considered.
    (d) Issuance of an Advisory Opinion:
          (1) The Committee staff shall prepare a proposed advisory 
        opinion in draft form which will first be reviewed and approved 
        by the Chairman and Vice Chairman, acting jointly, and will be 
        presented to the Committee for final action. If (A) the Chairman 
        and Vice Chairman cannot agree, or (B) either the Chairman or 
        Vice Chairman requests that it be taken directly to the 
        Committee, then the proposed advisory opinion shall be referred 
        to the Committee for its decision.
          (2) An advisory opinion shall be issued only by the 
        affirmative recorded vote of a majority of the members voting.
          (3) Each advisory opinion issued by the Committee shall be 
        promptly transmitted for publication in the Congressional Record 
        after appropriate deletions are made to insure confidentiality. 
        The Committee may at any time revise, withdraw, or elaborate on 
        any advisory opinion.
    (e) Reliance on Advisory Opinions:
          (1) Any advisory opinion issued by the Committee under Senate 
        Resolution 338, 88th Congress, as amended, and the rules may be 
        relied upon by--
                  (A) Any person involved in the specific transaction or 
                activity with respect to which such advisory opinion is 
                rendered if the request for such advisory opinion 
                included a complete and accurate statement of the 
                specific factual situation; and
                  (B) any person involved in any specific transaction or 
                activity which is indistinguishable in all its material 
                aspects from the transaction or activity with respect to 
                which such advisory opinion is rendered.
          (2) Any person who relies upon any provision or finding of an 
        advisory opinion in accordance with the provisions of Senate 
        Resolution 338, 88th Congress, as amended, and of the rules, and 
        who acts in good faith in accordance with the provisions and 
        findings of such advisory opinion shall not, as a result of any 
        such act, be subject to any sanction by the Senate.

             Rule 11: Procedures for Interpretative Rulings
    (a) Basis for Interpretative Rulings: Senate Resolution 338, 88th 
Congress, as amended, authorizes the Committee to issue interpretative 
rulings explaining and clarifying the application of any law, the Code 
of Official Conduct, or any rule or regulation of the Senate within its 
jurisdiction. The Committee also may issue such rulings clarifying or 
explaining any rule or regulation of the Select Committee on Ethics.
    (b) Request for Ruling: A request for such a ruling must be directed 
in writing to the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Committee.
    (c) Adoption of Ruling:
          (1) The Chairman and Vice Chairman, acting jointly, shall 
        issue a written interpretative ruling in response to any such 
        request, unless--
                  (A) they cannot agree,
                  (B) it requires an interpretation of a significant 
                question of first impression, or
                  (C) either requests that it be taken to the Committee, 
                in which event the request shall be directed to the 
                Committee for a ruling.
          (2) A ruling on any request taken to the Committee under 
        subparagraph (1) shall be adopted by a majority of the members 
        voting and the ruling shall then be issued by the Chairman and 
        Vice Chairman.
    (d) Publication of Rulings: The Committee will publish in the 
Congressional Record, after making appropriate deletions to ensure 
confidentiality, any interpretative rulings issued under this Rule which 
the Committee determines may be of assistance or guidance to other 
Members, officers or employees. The Committee may at any time revise, 
withdraw, or elaborate on interpretative rulings.
    (e) Reliance on Rulings: Whenever an individual can demonstrate to 
the Committee's satisfaction that his or her conduct was in good faith 
reliance on an interpretative ruling issued in accordance with this 
Rule, the Committee will not recommend sanctions to the Senate as a 
result of such conduct.
    (f) Rulings by Committee Staff: The Committee staff is not 
authorized to make rulings or give advice, orally or in writing, which 
binds the Committee in any way.

Rule 12: Procedures for Complaints Involving Improper Use of the Mailing 
                                  Frank
    (a) Authority To Receive Complaints: The Committee is directed by 
section 6(b) of Public Law 93-191 to receive and dispose of complaints 
that a violation of the use of the mailing frank has occurred or is 
about to occur by a Member or officer of the Senate or by a surviving 
spouse of a Member. All such complaints will be processed in accordance 
with the provisions of these Rules, except as provided in paragraph (b).
    (b) Disposition of Complaints:
          (1) The Committee may dispose of any such complaint by 
        requiring restitution of the cost of the mailing, pursuant to 
        the franking statute, if it finds that the franking violation 
        was the result of a mistake.
          (2) Any complaint disposed of by restitution that is made 
        after the Committee has formally commenced an adjudicatory 
        review, must be summarized, together with the disposition, in a 
        report to the Senate, as appropriate.
          (3) If a complaint is disposed of by restitution, the 
        complainant, if any, shall be notified of the disposition in 
        writing.
    (c) Advisory Opinions and Interpretative Rulings: Requests for 
advisory opinions or interpretative rulings involving franking questions 
shall be processed in accordance with Rules 10 and 11.

                     Rule 13: Procedures for Waivers
    (a) Authority for Waivers: The Committee is authorized to grant a 
waiver under the following provisions of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate:
          (1) Section 101(h) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as 
        amended (Rule XXXIV), relating to the filing of financial 
        disclosure reports by individuals who are expected to perform or 
        who have performed the duties of their offices or positions for 
        less than one hundred and thirty days in a calendar year;
          (2) Section 102(a)(2)(D) of the Ethics in Government Act, as 
        amended (Rule XXXIV), relating to the reporting of gifts;
          (3) Paragraph 1 of Rule XXXV relating to acceptance of gifts; 
        or
          (4) Paragraph 5 of Rule XLI relating to applicability of any 
        of the provisions of the Code of Official Conduct to an employee 
        of the Senate hired on a per diem basis.
    (b) Requests for Waivers: A request for a waiver under paragraph (a) 
must be directed to the Chairman or Vice Chairman in writing and must 
specify the nature of the waiver being sought and explain in detail the 
facts alleged to justify a waiver. In the case of a request submitted by 
an employee, the views of his or her supervisor (as determined under 
paragraph 12 of Rule XXXVII of the Standing Rules of the Senate) should 
be included with the waiver request.
    (c) Ruling: The Committee shall rule on a waiver request by recorded 
vote with a majority of those voting affirming the decision. With 
respect to any individual's request for a waiver in connection with the 
acceptance or reporting the value of gifts on the occasion of the 
individual's marriage, the Chairman and the Vice Chairman, acting 
jointly, may rule on the waiver.
    (d) Availability of Waiver Determinations: A brief description of 
any waiver granted by the Committee, with appropriate deletions to 
ensure confidentiality, shall be made available for review upon request 
in the Committee office. Waivers granted by the Committee pursuant to 
the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended, may only be granted 
pursuant to a publicly available request as required by the Act.

             Rule 14: Definition of ``Officer or Employee''
    (a) As used in the applicable resolutions and in these rules and 
procedures, the term ``officer or employee of the Senate'' means:
          (1) An elected officer of the Senate who is not a Member of 
        the Senate;
          (2) An employee of the Senate, any committee or subcommittee 
        of the Senate, or any Member of the Senate;
          (3) The Legislative Counsel of the Senate or any employee of 
        his office;
          (4) An Official Reporter of Debates of the Senate and any 
        person employed by the Official Reporters of Debates of the 
        Senate in connection with the performance of their official 
        duties;
          (5) A member of the Capitol Police force whose compensation is 
        disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate;
          (6) An employee of the Vice President, if such employee's 
        compensation is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate;
          (7) An employee of a joint committee of the Congress whose 
        compensation is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate;
          (8) An officer or employee of any department or agency of the 
        Federal Government whose services are being utilized on a full-
        time and continuing basis by a Member, officer, employee, or 
        committee of the Senate in accordance with Rule XLI(3) of the 
        Standing Rules of the Senate; and
          (9) Any other individual whose full-time services are utilized 
        for more than ninety days in a calendar year by a Member, 
        officer, employee, or committee of the Senate in the conduct of 
        official duties in accordance with Rule XLI(4) of the Standing 
        Rules of the Senate.

                        Rule 15: Committee Staff
    (a) Committee Policy:
          (1) The staff is to be assembled and retained as a permanent, 
        professional, nonpartisan staff.
          (2) Each member of the staff shall be professional and 
        demonstrably qualified for the position for which he or she is 
        hired.
          (3) The staff as a whole and each member of the staff shall 
        perform all official duties in a nonpartisan manner.
          (4) No member of the staff shall engage in any partisan 
        political activity directly affecting any congressional or 
        presidential election.
          (5) No member of the staff or outside counsel may accept 
        public speaking engagements or write for publication on any 
        subject that is in any way related to his or her employment or 
        duties with the Committee without specific advance permission 
        from the Chairman and Vice Chairman.
          (6) No member of the staff may make public, without Committee 
        approval, any Committee Sensitive or classified information, 
        documents, or other material obtained during the course of his 
        or her employment with the Committee.
    (b) Appointment of Staff:
          (1) The appointment of all staff members shall be approved by 
        the Chairman and Vice Chairman, acting jointly.
          (2) The Committee may determine by majority vote that it is 
        necessary to retain staff members, including a staff recommended 
        by a special counsel, for the purpose of a particular 
        preliminary inquiry, adjudicatory review, or other proceeding. 
        Such staff shall be retained only for the duration of that 
        particular undertaking.
          (3) The Committee is authorized to retain and compensate 
        counsel not employed by the Senate (or by any department or 
        agency of the Executive Branch of the Government) whenever the 
        Committee determines that the retention of outside counsel is 
        necessary or appropriate for any action regarding any complaint 
        or allegation, preliminary inquiry, adjudicatory review, or 
        other proceeding, which in the determination of the Committee, 
        is more appropriately conducted by counsel not employed by the 
        Government of the United States as a regular employee. The 
        Committee shall retain and compensate outside counsel to conduct 
        any adjudicatory review undertaken after a preliminary inquiry, 
        unless the Committee determines that the use of outside counsel 
        is not appropriate in the particular case.
    (c) Dismissal of Staff: A staff member may not be removed for 
partisan, political reasons, or merely as a consequence of the rotation 
of the Committee membership. The Chairman and Vice Chairman, acting 
jointly, shall approve the dismissal of any staff member.
    (d) Staff Works for Committee as Whole: All staff employed by the 
Committee or housed in Committee offices shall work for the Committee as 
a whole, under the general direction of the Chairman and Vice Chairman, 
and the immediate direction of the staff director or outside counsel.
    (e) Notice of Summons To Testify: Each member of the Committee staff 
or outside counsel shall immediately notify the Committee in the event 
that he or she is called upon by a properly constituted authority to 
testify or provide confidential information obtained as a result of and 
during his or her employment with the Committee.

           Rule 16: Changes in Supplementary Procedural Rules
    (a) Adoption of Changes in Supplementary Rules: The Rules of the 
Committee, other than rules established by statute, or by the Standing 
Rules and Standing Orders of the Senate, may be modified, amended, or 
suspended at any time, pursuant to a recorded vote of not less than four 
members of the full Committee taken at a meeting called with due notice 
when prior written notice of the proposed change has been provided each 
member of the Committee.
    (b) Publication: Any amendments adopted to the Rules of this 
Committee shall be published in the Congressional Record in accordance 
with Rule XXVI(2) of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

                  Part III: Subject Matter Jurisdiction
    Following are sources of the subject matter jurisdiction of the 
Select Committee:
    (a) The Senate Code of Official Conduct approved by the Senate in 
Title I of S. Res. 110, 95th Congress, April 1, 1977, as amended, and 
stated in Rules 34 through 43 of the Standing Rules of the Senate;
    (b) Senate Resolution 338, 88th Congress, as amended, which states, 
among others, the duties to receive complaints and investigate 
allegations of improper conduct which may reflect on the Senate, 
violations of law, violations of the Senate Code of Official Conduct and 
violations of rules and regulations of the Senate; recommend 
disciplinary action; and recommend additional Senate Rules or 
regulations to insure proper standards of conduct;
    (c) Residual portions of Standing Rules 41, 42, 43 and 44 of the 
Senate as they existed on the day prior to the amendments made by Title 
I of S. Res. 110;
    (d) Public Law 93-191 relating to the use of the mail franking 
privilege by Senators, officers of the Senate; and surviving spouses of 
Senators;
    (e) Senate Resolution 400, 94th Congress, Section 8, relating to 
unauthorized disclosure of classified intelligence information in the 
possession of the Select Committee on Intelligence;
    (f) Public Law 95-105, Section 515, relating to the receipt and 
disposition of foreign gifts and decorations received by Senate members, 
officers and employees and their spouses or dependents;
    (g) Preamble to Senate Resolution 266, 90th Congress, 2d Session, 
March 22, 1968; and
    (h) The Code of Ethics for Government Service, H. Con. Res. 175, 
85th Congress, 2d Session, July 11, 1958 (72 Stat. B12). Except that S. 
Res. 338, as amended by Section 202 of S. Res. 110 (April 2, 1977), and 
as amended by Section 3 of S. Res. 222 (1999), provides:
    (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no 
adjudicatory review shall be initiated of any alleged violation of any 
law, the Senate Code of Official Conduct, rule, or regulation which was 
not in effect at the time the alleged violation occurred. No provisions 
of the Senate Code of Official Conduct shall apply to or require 
disclosure of any act, relationship, or transaction which occurred prior 
to the effective date of the applicable provision of the Code. The 
Select Committee may initiate an adjudicatory review of any alleged 
violation of a rule or law which was in effect prior to the enactment of 
the Senate Code of Official Conduct if the alleged violation occurred 
while such rule or law was in effect and the violation was not a matter 
resolved on the merits by the predecessor Select Committee.

                   Appendix A_Open and Closed Meetings
    Paragraphs 5(b) to (d) of Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate reads as follows:
    (b) Each meeting of a standing, select, or special committee of the 
Senate, or any subcommittee thereof, including meetings to conduct 
hearings, shall be open to the public, except that a meeting or series 
of meetings by a committee or a subcommittee thereof on the same subject 
for a period of no more than fourteen calendar days may be closed to the 
public on a motion made and seconded to go into closed session to 
discuss only whether the matters enumerated in classes (1) through (6) 
would require the meeting to be closed followed immediately by a record 
vote in open session by a majority of the members of the committee or 
subcommittee when it is determined that the matters to be discussed or 
the testimony to be taken at such meeting or meetings--
          (1) will disclose matters necessary to be kept secret in the 
        interests of national defense or the confidential conduct of the 
        foreign relations of the United States;
          (2) will relate solely to matters of committee staff personnel 
        or internal staff management or procedure;
          (3) will tend to charge an individual with crime or 
        misconduct, to disgrace or injure the professional standing of 
        an individual, or otherwise to expose an individual to public 
        contempt or obloquy, or will represent a clearly unwarranted 
        invasion of the privacy of an individual;
          (4) will disclose the identity of any informer or law 
        enforcement agent or will disclose any information relating to 
        the investigation or prosecution of a criminal offense that is 
        required to be kept secret in the interests of effective law 
        enforcement;
          (5) will disclose information relating to the trade secrets or 
        financial or commercial information pertaining specifically to a 
        given person if--
                  (A) an Act of Congress requires the information to be 
                kept confidential by Government officers and employees; 
                or
                  (B) the information has been obtained by the 
                Government on a confidential basis, other than through 
                an application by such person for a specific Government 
                financial or other benefit, and is required to be kept 
                secret in order to prevent undue injury to the 
                competitive position of such person; or
          (6) may divulge matters required to be kept confidential under 
        other provisions of law or Government regulations.
    (c) Whenever any hearing conducted by any such committee or 
subcommittee is open to the public, that hearing may be broadcast by 
radio or television, or both, under such rules as the committee or 
subcommittee may adopt.
    (d) Whenever disorder arises during a committee meeting that is open 
to the public, or any demonstration of approval or disapproval is 
indulged in by any person in attendance at any such meeting, it shall be 
the duty of the Chair to enforce order on his own initiative and without 
any point of order being made by a Senator. When the Chair finds it 
necessary to maintain order, he shall have the power to clear the room, 
and the committee may act in closed session for so long as there is 
doubt of the assurance of order.

                   Appendix B_``Supervisors'' Defined
Paragraph 12 of Rule XXXVII of the Standing Rules of the Senate reads as 
follows:
    For purposes of this rule--
    (a) a Senator or the Vice President is the supervisor of his 
administrative, clerical, or other assistants;
    (b) a Senator who is the chairman of a committee is the supervisor 
of the professional, clerical, or other assistants to the committee 
except that minority staff members shall be under the supervision of the 
ranking minority Senator on the committee;
    (c) a Senator who is a chairman of a subcommittee which has its own 
staff and financial authorization is the supervisor of the professional, 
clerical, or other assistants to the subcommittee except that minority 
staff members shall be under the supervision of the ranking minority 
Senator on the subcommittee;
    (d) the President pro tempore is the supervisor of the Secretary of 
the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, the Chaplain, the 
Legislative Counsel, and the employees of the Office of the Legislative 
Counsel;
    (e) the Secretary of the Senate is the supervisor of the employees 
of his office;
    (f) the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper is the supervisor of the 
employees of his office;
    (g) the Majority and Minority Leaders and the Majority and Minority 
Whips are the supervisors of the research, clerical, and other 
assistants assigned to their respective offices;
    (h) the Majority Leader is the supervisor of the Secretary for the 
Majority and the Secretary for the Majority is the supervisor of the 
employees of his office; and
    (i) the Minority Leader is the supervisor of the Secretary for the 
Minority and the Secretary for the Minority is the supervisor of the 
employees of his office.
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                                 Finance

                          COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

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              161 Cong. Rec. S410 (daily ed. Jan. 22, 2015)

              I. Rules of Procedure (adopted January 2015)
    Rule 1. Regular Meeting Days.--The regular meeting day of the 
committee shall be the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, except 
that if there be no business before the committee the regular meeting 
shall be omitted.
    Rule 2. Committee Meetings.--(a) Except as provided by paragraph 3 
of Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate (relating to special 
meetings called by a majority of the committee) and subsection (b) of 
this rule, committee meetings, for the conduct of business, for the 
purpose of holding hearings, or for any other purpose, shall be called 
by the chairman after consultation with the ranking minority member. 
Members will be notified of committee meetings at least 48 hours in 
advance, unless the chairman determines that an emergency situation 
requires a meeting on shorter notice. The notification will include a 
written agenda together with materials prepared by the staff relating to 
that agenda. After the agenda for a committee meeting is published and 
distributed, no nongermane items may be brought up during that meeting 
unless at least two-thirds of the members present agree to consider 
those items.
    (b) In the absence of the chairman, meetings of the committee may be 
called by the ranking majority member of the committee who is present, 
provided authority to call meetings has been delegated to such member by 
the chairman.
    Rule 3. Presiding Officer.--(a) The chairman shall preside at all 
meetings and hearings of the committee except that in his absence the 
ranking majority member who is present at the meeting shall preside.
    (b) Notwithstanding the rule prescribed by subsection (a) any member 
of the committee may preside over the conduct of a hearing.
    Rule 4. Quorums.--(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) one-third 
of the membership of the committee, including not less than one member 
of the majority party and one member of the minority party, shall 
constitute a quorum for the conduct of business.
    (b) Notwithstanding the rule prescribed by subsection (a), one 
member shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting a 
hearing.
    Rule 5. Reporting of Measures or Recommendations.--No measure or 
recommendation shall be reported from the committee unless a majority of 
the committee is actually present and a majority of those present 
concur.
    Rule 6. Proxy Voting; Polling.--(a) Except as provided by paragraph 
7(a)(3) of Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate (relating to 
limitation on use of proxy voting to report a measure or matter), 
members who are unable to be present may have their vote recorded by 
proxy.
    (b) At the discretion of the committee, members who are unable to be 
present and whose vote has not been cast by proxy may be polled for the 
purpose of recording their vote on any rollcall taken by the committee.
    Rule 7. Order of Motions.--When several motions are before the 
committee dealing with related or overlapping matters, the chairman may 
specify the order in which the motions shall be voted upon.
    Rule 8. Bringing a Matter to a Vote.--If the chairman determines 
that a motion or amendment has been adequately debated, he may call for 
a vote on such motion or amendment, and the vote shall then be taken, 
unless the committee votes to continue debate on such motion or 
amendment, as the case may be. The vote on a motion to continue debate 
on any motion or amendment shall be taken without debate.
    Rule 9. Public Announcement of Committee Votes.--Pursuant to 
paragraph 7(b) of Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate 
(relating to public announcement of votes), the results of rollcall 
votes taken by the committee on any measure (or amendment thereto) or 
matter shall be announced publicly not later than the day on which such 
measure or matter is ordered reported from the committee.
    Rule 10. Subpoenas.--Witnesses and memoranda, documents, and records 
may be subpoenaed by the chairman of the committee with the agreement of 
the ranking minority member or by a majority vote of the committee. 
Subpoenas for attendance of witnesses and the production of memoranda, 
documents, and records shall be issued by the chairman, or by any other 
member of the committee designated by him.
    Rule 11. Nominations.--In considering a nomination, the committee 
may conduct an investigation or review of the nominee's experience, 
qualifications, and suitability, to serve in the position to which he or 
she has been nominated. To aid in such investigation or review, each 
nominee may be required to submit a sworn detailed statement including 
biographical, financial, policy, and other information which the 
committee may request. The committee may specify which items in such 
statement are to be received on a confidential basis. Witnesses called 
to testify on the nomination may be required to testify under oath.
    Rule 12. Open Committee Hearings.--To the extent required by 
paragraph 5 of Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate (relating 
to limitations on open hearings), each hearing conducted by the 
committee shall be open to the public.
    Rule 13. Announcement of Hearings.--The committee shall undertake 
consistent with the provisions of paragraph 4(a) of Rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate (relating to public notice of committee 
hearings) to issue public announcements of hearings it intends to hold 
at least one week prior to the commencement of such hearings.
    Rule 14. Witnesses at Hearings.--(a) Each witness who is scheduled 
to testify at any hearing must submit his written testimony to the staff 
director not later than noon of the business day immediately before the 
last business day preceding the day on which he is scheduled to appear. 
Such written testimony shall be accompanied by a brief summary of the 
principal points covered in the written testimony. Having submitted his 
written testimony, the witness shall be allowed not more than ten 
minutes for oral presentation of his statement.
    (b) Witnesses may not read their entire written testimony, but must 
confine their oral presentation to a summarization of their arguments.
    (c) Witnesses shall observe proper standards of dignity, decorum, 
and propriety while presenting their views to the committee. Any witness 
who violates this rule shall be dismissed, and his testimony (both oral 
and written) shall not appear in the record of the hearing.
    (d) In scheduling witnesses for hearings, the staff shall attempt to 
schedule witnesses so as to attain a balance of views early in the 
hearings. Every member of the committee may designate witnesses who will 
appear before the committee to testify. To the extent that a witness 
designated by a member cannot be scheduled to testify during the time 
set aside for the hearing, a special time will be set aside for the 
witness to testify if the member designating that witness is available 
at that time to chair the hearing.
    Rule 15. Audiences.--Persons admitted into the audience for open 
hearings of the committee shall conduct themselves with the dignity, 
decorum, courtesy and propriety traditionally observed by the Senate. 
Demonstrations of approval or disapproval of any statement or act by any 
member or witness are not allowed. Persons creating confusion or 
distractions or otherwise disrupting the orderly proceeding of the 
hearing shall be expelled from the hearing.
    Rule 16. Broadcasting of Hearings.--(a) Broadcasting of open 
hearings by television or radio coverage shall be allowed upon approval 
by the chairman of a request filed with the staff director not later 
than noon of the day before the day on which such coverage is desired.
    (b) If such approval is granted, broadcasting coverage of the 
hearing shall be conducted unobtrusively and in accordance with the 
standards of dignity, propriety, courtesy, and decorum traditionally 
observed by the Senate.
    (c) Equipment necessary for coverage by television and radio media 
shall not be installed in, or removed from, the hearing room while the 
committee is in session.
    (d) Additional lighting may be installed in the hearing room by the 
media in order to raise the ambient lighting level to the lowest level 
necessary to provide adequate television coverage of the hearing at the 
then current state of the art of television coverage.
    (e) The additional lighting authorized by subsection (d) of this 
rule shall not be directed into the eyes of any members of the committee 
or of any witness, and at the request of any such member or witness, 
offending lighting shall be extinguished.
    Rule 17. Subcommittees.--(a) The chairman, subject to the approval 
of the committee, shall appoint legislative subcommittees. The ranking 
minority member shall recommend to the chairman appointment of minority 
members to the subcommittees. All legislation shall be kept on the full 
committee calendar unless a majority of the members present and voting 
agree to refer specific legislation to an appropriate subcommittee.
    (b) The chairman may limit the period during which House-passed 
legislation referred to a subcommittee under paragraph (a) will remain 
in that subcommittee. At the end of that period, the legislation will be 
restored to the full committee calendar. The period referred to in the 
preceding sentences should be 6 weeks, but may be extended in the event 
that adjournment or a long recess is imminent.
    (c) All decisions of the chairman are subject to approval or 
modification by a majority vote of the committee.
    (d) The full committee may at any time by majority vote of those 
members present discharge a subcommittee from further consideration of a 
specific piece of legislation.
    (e) The chairman and ranking minority members shall serve as 
nonvoting ex officio members of the subcommittees on which they do not 
serve as voting members.
    (f) Any member of the committee may attend hearings held by any 
subcommittee and question witnesses testifying before that subcommittee.
    (g) Subcommittee meeting times shall be coordinated by the staff 
director to insure that--
          (1) no subcommittee meeting will be held when the committee is 
        in executive session, except by unanimous consent;
          (2) no more than one subcommittee will meet when the full 
        committee is holding hearings; and
          (3) not more than two subcommittees will meet at the same 
        time.

  Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (3), a subcommittee may meet when 
the full committee is holding hearings and two subcommittees may meet at 
the same time only upon the approval of the chairman and the ranking 
minority member of the committee and subcommittees involved.
    (h) All nominations shall be considered by the full committee.
    (i) The chairman will attempt to schedule reasonably frequent 
meetings of the full committee to permit consideration of legislation 
reported favorably to the committee by the subcommittees.
    Rule 18. Transcripts of Committee Meetings.--An accurate record 
shall be kept of all markups of the committee, whether they be open or 
closed to the public. A transcript, marked as ``uncorrected,'' shall be 
available for inspection by Members of the Senate, or members of the 
committee together with their staffs, at any time. Not later than 21 
business days after the meeting occurs, the committee shall make 
publicly available through the Internet_
          (a) a video recording;
          (b) an audio recording; or
          (c) after all members of the committee have had a reasonable 
        opportunity to correct their remarks for grammatical errors or 
        to accurately reflect statements, a corrected transcript.

    Notwithstanding the above, in the case of the record of an executive 
session of the committee that is closed to the public pursuant to Rule 
XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the record shall not be 
published or made public in any way except by majority vote of the 
committee after all members of the committee have had a reasonable 
opportunity to correct their remarks for grammatical errors or to 
accurately reflect statements made.
    Rule 19. Amendment of Rules.--The foregoing rules may be added to, 
modified, amended, or suspended at any time.

II. Excerpts from the Standing Rules of the Senate Relating to Standing 
                               Committees

                                Rule XXV

                           Standing Committees
    1. The following standing committees shall be appointed at the 
commencement of each Congress, and shall continue and have the power to 
act until their successors are appointed, with leave to report by bill 
or otherwise on matters within their respective jurisdictions:
          * * * * * * *
    (i) Committee on Finance, to which committee shall be referred all 
proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters 
relating to the following subjects:

          1. Bonded debt of the United States, except as provided in the 
        Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
          2. Customs, collection districts, and ports of entry and 
        delivery.
          3. Deposit of public moneys.
          4. General revenue sharing.
          5. Health programs under the Social Security Act and health 
        programs financed by a specific tax or trust fund.
          6. National social security.
          7. Reciprocal trade agreements.
          8. Revenue measures generally, except as provided in the 
        Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
          9. Revenue measures relating to the insular possessions.
         10. Tariffs and import quotas, and matters related thereto.
         11. Transportation of dutiable goods.
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                                Rule XXVI

                           Committee Procedure
    2. Each committee shall adopt rules (not inconsistent with the Rules 
of the Senate) governing the procedure of such committee. The rules of 
each committee shall be published in the Congressional Record not later 
than March 1 of the first year of each Congress, except that if any such 
committee is established on or after February 1 of a year, the rules of 
that committee during the year of establishment shall be published in 
the Congressional Record not later than sixty days after such 
establishment. Any amendment to the rules of a committee shall not take 
effect until the amendment is published in the Congressional Record.
          * * * * * * *
    5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the rules, when the 
Senate is in session, no committee of the Senate or any subcommittee 
thereof may meet, without special leave, after the conclusion of the 
first two hours after the meeting of the Senate commenced and in no case 
after two o'clock post meridian unless consent therefor has been 
obtained from the majority leader and the minority leader (or in the 
event of the absence of either of such leaders, from his designee). The 
prohibition contained in the preceding sentence shall not apply to the 
Committee on Appropriations or the Committee on the Budget. The majority 
leader or his designee shall announce to the Senate whenever consent has 
been given under this subparagraph and shall state the time and place of 
such meeting. The right to make such announcement of consent shall have 
the same priority as the filing of a cloture motion.
    (b) Each meeting of a committee, or any subcommittee thereof, 
including meetings to conduct hearings, shall be open to the public, 
except that a meeting or series of meetings by a committee or a 
subcommittee thereof on the same subject for a period of no more than 
fourteen calendar days may be closed to the public on a motion made and 
seconded to go into closed session to discuss only whether the matters 
enumerated in clauses (1) through (6) would require the meeting to be 
closed, followed immediately by a record vote in open session by a 
majority of the members of the committee or subcommittee when it is 
determined that the matters to be discussed or the testimony to be taken 
at such meeting or meetings--
          (1) will disclose matters necessary to be kept secret in the 
        interests of national defense or the confidential conduct of the 
        foreign relations of the United States;
          (2) will relate solely to matters of committee staff personnel 
        or internal staff management or procedure;
          (3) will tend to charge an individual with crime or 
        misconduct, to disgrace or injure the professional standing of 
        an individual, or otherwise to expose an individual to public 
        contempt or obloquy, or will represent a clearly unwarranted 
        invasion of the privacy of an individual;
          (4) will disclose the identity of any informer or law 
        enforcement agent or will disclose any information relating to 
        the investigation or prosecution of a criminal offense that is 
        required to be kept secret in the interests of effective law 
        enforcement;
          (5) will disclose information relating to the trade secrets of 
        financial or commercial information pertaining specifically to a 
        given person if--
                  (A) an Act of Congress requires the information to be 
                kept confidential by Government officers and employees; 
                or
                  (B) the information has been obtained by the 
                Government on a confidential basis, other than through 
                an application by such person for a specific Government 
                financial or other benefit, and is required to be kept 
                secret in order to prevent undue injury to the 
                competitive position of such person; or
          (6) may divulge matters required to be kept confidential under 
        other provisions of law or Government regulations.
    (c) Whenever any hearing conducted by any such committee or 
subcommittee isopen to the public, that hearing may be broadcast by 
radio or television, or both, under such rules as the committee or 
subcommittee may adopt.
    (d) Whenever disorder arises during a committee meeting that is open 
to the public, or any demonstration of approval or disapproval is 
indulged in by any person in attendance at any such meeting, it shall be 
the duty of the Chair to enforce order on his own initiative and without 
any point of order being made by a Senator. When the Chair finds it 
necessary to maintain order, he shall have the power to clear the room, 
and the committee may act in closed session for so long as there is 
doubt of the assurance of order.
    (e) Each committee shall prepare and keep a complete transcript or 
electronic recording adequate to fully record the proceeding of each 
meeting or conference whether or not such meeting or any part thereof is 
closed under this paragraph, unless a majority of its members vote to 
forgo such a record.
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                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                            Foreign Relations

                     COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

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              161 Cong. Rec. S691 (daily ed. Feb. 2, 2015)

                          Rule 1--Jurisdiction
    (a) Substantive.--In accordance with Senate Rule XXV.1(j)(1), the 
jurisdiction of the committee shall extend to all proposed legislation, 
messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the 
following subjects:

          1. Acquisition of land and buildings for embassies and 
        legations in foreign countries.
          2. Boundaries of the United States.
          3. Diplomatic service.
          4. Foreign economic, military, technical, and humanitarian 
        assistance.
          5. Foreign loans.
          6. International activities of the American National Red Cross 
        and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
          7. International aspects of nuclear energy, including nuclear 
        transfer policy.
          8. International conferences and congresses.
          9. International law as it relates to foreign policy.
         10. International Monetary Fund and other international 
        organizations established primarily for international monetary 
        purposes (except that, at the request of the Committee on 
        Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, any proposed legislation 
        relating to such subjects reported by the Committee on Foreign 
        Relations shall be referred to the Committee on Banking, 
        Housing, and Urban Affairs).
         11. Intervention abroad and declarations of war.
         12. Measures to foster commercial intercourse with foreign 
        nations and to safeguard American business interests abroad.
         13. National security and international aspects of trusteeships 
        of the United States.
         14. Ocean and international environmental and scientific 
        affairs as they relate to foreign policy.
         15. Protection of United States citizens abroad and 
        expatriation.
         16. Relations of the United States with foreign nations 
        generally.
         17. Treaties and executive agreements, except reciprocal trade 
        agreements.
         18. United Nations and its affiliated organizations.
         19. World Bank group, the regional development banks, and other 
        international organizations established primarily for 
        development assistance purposes.

    The committee is also mandated by Senate Rule XXV.1(j)(2) to study 
and review, on a comprehensive basis, matters relating to the national 
security policy, foreign policy, and international economic policy as it 
relates to foreign policy of the United States, and matters relating to 
food, hunger, and nutrition in foreign countries, and report thereon 
from time to time.
    (b) Oversight.--The committee also has a responsibility under Senate 
Rule XXVI.8(a)(2), which provides that ``. . . each standing committee . 
. . shall review and study, on a continuing basis, the application, 
administration, and execution of those laws, or parts of laws, the 
subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of the committee.''
    (c) ``Advice and Consent'' Clauses.--The committee has a special 
responsibility to assist the Senate in its constitutional function of 
providing ``advice and consent'' to all treaties entered into by the 
United States and all nominations to the principal executive branch 
positions in the field of foreign policy and diplomacy.

                          Rule 2--Subcommittees
    (a) Creation.--Unless otherwise authorized by law or Senate 
resolution, subcommittees shall be created by majority vote of the 
committee and shall deal with such legislation and oversight of programs 
and policies as the committee directs. Legislative measures or other 
matters may be referred to a subcommittee for consideration in the 
discretion of the chairman or by vote of a majority of the committee. If 
the principal subject matter of a measure or matter to be referred falls 
within the jurisdiction of more than one subcommittee, the chairman or 
the committee may refer the matter to two or more subcommittees for 
joint consideration.
    (b) Assignments.--Assignments of members to subcommittees shall be 
made in an equitable fashion. No member of the committee may receive 
assignment to a second subcommittee until, in order of seniority, all 
members of the committee have chosen assignments to one subcommittee, 
and no member shall receive assignments to a third subcommittee until, 
in order of seniority, all members have chosen assignments to two 
subcommittees.
    No member of the committee may serve on more than four subcommittees 
at any one time.
    The chairman and ranking member of the committee shall be ex officio 
members, without vote, of each subcommittee.
    (c) Hearings.--Except when funds have been specifically made 
available by the Senate for a subcommittee purpose, no subcommittee of 
the Committee on Foreign Relations shall hold hearings involving 
expenses without prior approval of the chairman of the full committee or 
by decision of the full committee. Hearings of subcommittees shall be 
scheduled after consultation with the chairman of the committee with a 
view toward avoiding conflicts with hearings of other subcommittees 
insofar as possible. Hearings of subcommittees shall not be scheduled to 
conflict with meetings or hearings of the full committee.
    The proceedings of each subcommittee shall be governed by the rules 
of the full committee, subject to such authorizations or limitations as 
the committee may from time to time prescribe.

                      Rule 3--Meetings and Hearings
    (a) Regular Meeting Day.--The regular meeting day of the Committee 
on Foreign Relations for the transaction of committee business shall be 
on Tuesday of each week, unless otherwise directed by the chairman.
    (b) Additional Meetings and Hearings.--Additional meetings and 
hearings of the committee may be called by the chairman as he may deem 
necessary. If at least three members of the committee desire that a 
special meeting of the committee be called by the chairman, those 
members may file in the offices of the committee their written request 
to the chairman for that special meeting. Immediately upon filing of the 
request, the chief clerk of the committee shall notify the chairman of 
the filing of the request. If, within three calendar days after the 
filing of the request, the chairman does not call the requested special 
meeting, to be held within seven calendar days after the filing of the 
request, a majority of the members of the committee may file in the 
offices of the committee their written notice that a special meeting of 
the committee will be held, specifying the date and hour of that special 
meeting. The committee shall meet on that date and hour. Immediately 
upon the filing of the notice, the clerk shall notify all members of the 
committee that such special meeting will be held and inform them of its 
date and hour.
    (c) Hearings, Selection of Witnesses.--To ensure that the issue 
which is the subject of the hearing is presented as fully and fairly as 
possible, whenever a hearing is conducted by the committee or a 
subcommittee upon any measure or matter, the ranking member of the 
committee or subcommittee may select and call an equal number of non-
governmental witnesses to testify at that hearing.
    (d) Public Announcement.--The committee, or any subcommittee 
thereof, shall make public announcement of the date, place, time, and 
subject matter of any meeting or hearing to be conducted on any measure 
or matter at least seven calendar days in advance of such meetings or 
hearings, unless the chairman of the committee, or subcommittee, in 
consultation with the ranking member, determines that there is good 
cause to begin such meeting or hearing at an earlier date.
    (e) Procedure.--Insofar as possible, proceedings of the committee 
will be conducted without resort to the formalities of parliamentary 
procedure and with due regard for the views of all members. Issues of 
procedure which may arise from time to time shall be resolved by 
decision of the chairman, in consultation with the ranking member. The 
chairman, in consultation with the ranking member, may also propose 
special procedures to govern the consideration of particular matters by 
the committee.
    (f) Closed Sessions.--Each meeting and hearing of the Committee on 
Foreign Relations, or any subcommittee thereof shall be open to the 
public, except that a meeting or hearing or series of meetings or 
hearings by the committee or a subcommittee on the same subject for a 
period of no more than 14 calendar days may be closed to the public on a 
motion made and seconded to go into closed session to discuss only 
whether the matters enumerated in paragraphs (1) through (6) would 
require the meeting or hearing to be closed followed immediately by a 
record vote in open session by a majority of the members of the 
committee or subcommittee when it is determined that the matters to be 
discussed or the testimony to be taken at such meeting or hearing or 
series of meetings or hearings--
          (1) will disclose matters necessary to be kept secret in the 
        interests of national defense or the confidential conduct of the 
        foreign relations of the United States;
          (2) will relate solely to matters of committee staff personnel 
        or internal staff management or procedure;
          (3) will tend to charge an individual with crime or 
        misconduct; to disgrace or injure the professional standing of 
        an individual, or otherwise to expose an individual to public 
        contempt or obloquy, or will represent a clearly unwarranted 
        invasion of the privacy of an individual;
          (4) will disclose the identity of any informer or law 
        enforcement agent or will disclose any information relating to 
        the investigation or prosecution of a criminal offense that is 
        required to be kept secret in the interests of effective law 
        enforcement;
          (5) will disclose information relating to the trade secrets or 
        financial or commercial information pertaining specifically to a 
        given person if--
                  (A) an Act of Congress requires the information to be 
                kept confidential by government officers and employees; 
                or
                  (B) the information has been obtained by the 
                government on a confidential basis, other than through 
                an application by such person for a specific government 
                financial or other benefit, and is required to be kept 
                secret in order to prevent undue injury to the 
                competitive position of such person, or
          (6) may divulge matters required to be kept confidential under 
        other provisions of law or government regulations.
    A closed meeting or hearing may be opened by a majority vote of the 
committee.
    (g) Staff Attendance.--A member of the committee may have one member 
of his or her personal staff, for whom that member assumes personal 
responsibility, accompany and be seated nearby at committee meetings and 
hearings. The chairman or ranking member may authorize the attendance 
and seating of such a staff member at committee meetings and hearings 
where the member of the committee is not present.
    Each member of the committee may designate members of his or her 
personal staff, for whom that member assumes personal responsibility, 
who holds, at a minimum, a top secret security clearance, for the 
purpose of their eligibility to attend closed sessions of the committee, 
subject to the same conditions set forth for committee staff under Rules 
12, 13, and 14.
    In addition, the majority leader and the minority leader of the 
Senate, if they are not otherwise members of the committee, may 
designate one member of their staff for whom that leader assumes 
personal responsibility and who holds, at a minimum, a top secret 
security clearance, to attend closed sessions of the committee, subject 
to the same conditions set forth for committee staff under Rules 12, 13 
and 14.
    Staff of other Senators who are not members of the committee may not 
attend closed sessions of the committee.
    Attendance of committee staff at meetings and hearings shall be 
limited to those designated by the staff director or the minority staff 
director.
    The committee, by majority vote, or the chairman, with the 
concurrence of the ranking member, may limit staff attendance at 
specified meetings or hearings.

                             Rule 4--Quorums
    (a) Testimony.--For the purpose of taking sworn or unsworn testimony 
at any duly scheduled meeting a quorum of the committee and each 
subcommittee thereof shall consist of one member of such committee or 
subcommittee.
    (b) Business.--A quorum for the transaction of committee or 
subcommittee business, other than for reporting a measure or 
recommendation to the Senate or the taking of testimony, shall consist 
of one-third of the members of the committee or subcommittee, including 
at least one member from each party.
    (c) Reporting.--A majority of the membership of the committee, 
including at least one member from each party, shall constitute a quorum 
for reporting any measure or recommendation to the Senate. No measure or 
recommendation shall be ordered reported from the committee unless a 
majority of the committee members is physically present, including at 
least one member from each party, and a majority of those present 
concurs.

                             Rule 5--Proxies
    Proxies must be in writing with the signature of the absent member. 
Subject to the requirements of Rule 4 for the physical presence of a 
quorum to report a matter, proxy voting shall be allowed on all measures 
and matters before the committee. However, proxies shall not be voted on 
a measure or matter except when the absent member has been informed of 
the matter on which he is being recorded and has affirmatively requested 
that he or she be so recorded.

                            Rule 6--Witnesses
    (a) General.--The Committee on Foreign Relations will consider 
requests to testify on any matter or measure pending before the 
committee.
    (b) Presentation.--If the chairman so determines, the oral 
presentation of witnesses shall be limited to 10 minutes. However, 
written statements of reasonable length may be submitted by witnesses 
and other interested persons who are unable to testify in person.
    (c) Filing of Statements.--A witness appearing before the committee, 
or any subcommittee thereof, shall submit an electronic copy of the 
written statement of his proposed testimony at least 24 hours prior to 
his appearance, unless this requirement is waived by the chairman and 
the ranking member following their determination that there is good 
cause for failure to file such a statement.
    (d) Expenses.--Only the chairman may authorize expenditures of funds 
for the expenses of witnesses appearing before the committee or its 
subcommittees.
    (e) Requests.--Any witness called for a hearing may submit a written 
request to the chairman no later than 24 hours in advance for his 
testimony to be in closed or open session, or for any other unusual 
procedure. The chairman shall determine whether to grant any such 
request and shall notify the committee members of the request and of his 
decision.

                            Rule 7--Subpoenas
    (a) Authorization.--The chairman or any other member of the 
committee, when authorized by a majority vote of the committee at a 
meeting or by proxies, shall have authority to subpoena the attendance 
of witnesses or the production of memoranda, documents, records, or any 
other materials. At the request of any member of the committee, the 
committee shall authorize the issuance of a subpoena only at a meeting 
of the committee. When the committee authorizes a subpoena, it may be 
issued upon the signature of the chairman or any other member designated 
by the committee.
    (b) Return.--A subpoena, or a request to an agency, for documents 
may be issued whose return shall occur at a time and place other than 
that of a scheduled committee meeting. A return on such a subpoena or 
request which is incomplete or accompanied by an objection constitutes 
good cause for a hearing on shortened notice. Upon such a return, the 
chairman or any other member designated by him may convene a hearing by 
giving 4 hours notice by telephone or electronic mail to all other 
members. One member shall constitute a quorum for such a hearing. The 
sole purpose of such a hearing shall be to elucidate further information 
about the return and to rule on the objection.
    (c) Depositions.--At the direction of the committee, staff is 
authorized to take depositions from witnesses.

                             Rule 8--Reports
    (a) Filing.--When the committee has ordered a measure or 
recommendation reported, the report thereon shall be filed in the Senate 
at the earliest practicable time.
    (b) Supplemental, Minority and Additional Views.--A member of the 
committee who gives notice of his intentions to file supplemental, 
minority, or additional views at the time of final committee approval of 
a measure or matter, shall be entitled to not less than 3 calendar days 
in which to file such views, in writing (including by electronic mail), 
with the chief clerk of the committee, with the 3 days to begin at 11:00 
p.m. on the same day that the committee has ordered a measure or matter 
reported. Such views shall then be included in the committee report and 
printed in the same volume, as a part thereof, and their inclusion shall 
be noted on the cover of the report. In the absence of timely notice, 
the committee report may be filed and printed immediately without such 
views.
    (c) Roll Call Votes.--The results of all roll call votes taken in 
any meeting of the committee on any measure, or amendment thereto, shall 
be announced in the committee report. The announcement shall include a 
tabulation of the votes cast in favor and votes cast in opposition to 
each such measure and amendment by each member of the committee.

                            Rule 9--Treaties
    (a) General.--The committee is the only committee of the Senate with 
jurisdiction to review and report to the Senate on treaties submitted by 
the President for Senate advice and consent to ratification. Because the 
House of Representatives has no role in the approval of treaties, the 
committee is therefore the only congressional committee with 
responsibility for treaties.
    (b) Committee Proceedings.--Once submitted by the President for 
advice and consent, each treaty is referred to the committee and remains 
on its calendar from Congress to Congress until the committee takes 
action to report it to the Senate or recommend its return to the 
President, or until the committee is discharged of the treaty by the 
Senate.
    (c) Floor Proceedings.--In accordance with Senate Rule XXX.2, 
treaties which have been reported to the Senate but not acted on before 
the end of a Congress ``shall be resumed at the commencement of the next 
Congress as if no proceedings had previously been had thereon.''
    (d) Hearings.--Insofar as possible, the committee should conduct a 
public hearing on each treaty as soon as possible after its submission 
by the President. Except in extraordinary circumstances, treaties 
reported to the Senate shall be accompanied by a written report.

                          Rule 10--Nominations
    (a) Waiting Requirement.--Unless otherwise directed by the chairman 
and the ranking member, the Committee on Foreign Relations shall not 
consider any nomination until 5 business days after it has been formally 
submitted to the Senate.
    (b) Public Consideration.--Nominees for any post who are invited to 
appear before the committee shall be heard in public session, unless a 
majority of the committee decrees otherwise, consistent with Rule 3(f).
    (c) Required Data.--No nomination shall be reported to the Senate 
unless (1) the nominee has been accorded a security clearance on the 
basis of a thorough investigation by executive branch agencies; (2) the 
nominee has filed a financial disclosure report and a related ethics 
undertaking with the committee; (3) the committee has been assured that 
the nominee does not have any interests which could conflict with the 
interests of the government in the exercise of the nominee's proposed 
responsibilities; (4) for persons nominated to be chief of mission, 
ambassador-at-large, or minister, the committee has received a complete 
list of any contributions made by the nominee or members of his 
immediate family to any Federal election campaign during the year of his 
or her nomination and for the 4 preceding years; (5) for persons 
nominated to be chiefs of mission, the report required by Section 
304(a)(4) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 on the demonstrated 
competence of that nominee to perform the duties of the position to 
which he or she has been nominated; and (6) the nominee has provided the 
committee with a signed and notarized copy of the committee 
questionnaire for executive branch nominees.

                             Rule 11--Travel
    (a) Foreign Travel.--No member of the Committee on Foreign Relations 
or its staff shall travel abroad on committee business unless 
specifically authorized by the chairman, who is required by law to 
approve vouchers and report expenditures of foreign currencies, and the 
ranking member. Requests for authorization of such travel shall state 
the purpose and, when completed, a full substantive and financial report 
shall be filed with the committee within 30 days. This report shall be 
furnished to all members of the committee and shall not be otherwise 
disseminated without authorization of the chairman and the ranking 
member. Except in extraordinary circumstances, staff travel shall not be 
approved unless the reporting requirements have been fulfilled for all 
prior trips. Except for travel that is strictly personal, travel funded 
by non-U.S. Government sources is subject to the same approval and 
substantive reporting requirements as U.S. Government-funded travel. In 
addition, members and staff are reminded to consult the Senate Code of 
Conduct, and, as appropriate, the Senate Select Committee on Ethics, in 
the case of travel sponsored by non-U.S. Government sources.
    Any proposed travel by committee staff for a subcommittee purpose 
must be approved by the subcommittee chairman and ranking member prior 
to submission of the request to the chairman and ranking member of the 
full committee.
    (b) Domestic Travel.--All official travel in the United States by 
the committee staff shall be approved in advance by the staff director, 
or in the case of minority staff, by the minority staff director.
    (c) Personal Staff Travel.--As a general rule, no more than one 
member of the personal staff of a member of the committee may travel 
with that member with the approval of the chairman and the ranking 
member of the committee. During such travel, the personal staff member 
shall be considered to be an employee of the committee.
    (d) PRM Travel.--For the purposes of this rule regarding staff 
foreign travel, the officially-designated personal representative of the 
member pursuant to rule 14(b), shall be deemed to have the same rights, 
duties, and responsibilities as members of the staff of the Committee on 
Foreign Relations.

      Rule 12--Transcripts and Materials Provided to the Committee
    (a) General.--The Committee on Foreign Relations shall keep verbatim 
transcripts of all committee and subcommittee meetings and hearings and 
such transcripts shall remain in the custody of the committee, unless a 
majority of the committee decides otherwise. Transcripts of public 
hearings by the committee shall be published unless the chairman, with 
the concurrence of the ranking member, determines otherwise.
    The committee, through the chief clerk, shall also maintain at least 
one copy of all materials provided to the committee by the Executive 
Branch; such copy shall remain in the custody of the committee and be 
subject to the committee's rules and procedures, including those rules 
and procedures applicable to the handling of classified materials.
    Such transcripts and materials shall be made available to all 
members of the committee, committee staff, and designated personal 
representatives of members of the committee, except as otherwise 
provided in these rules.
    (b) Classified or Restricted Transcripts or Materials.--
          (1) The chief clerk of the committee shall have responsibility 
        for the maintenance and security of classified or restricted 
        transcripts or materials, and shall ensure that such transcripts 
        or materials are handled in a manner consistent with the 
        requirements of the United States Senate Security Manual.
          (2) A record shall be maintained of each use of classified or 
        restricted transcripts as required by the Senate Security 
        Manual.
          (3) Classified transcripts or materials may not leave the 
        committee offices, or SVC-217 of the Capitol Visitors Center, 
        except for the purpose of declassification or archiving, 
        consistent with these rules.
          (4) Extreme care shall be exercised to avoid taking notes or 
        quotes from classified transcripts or materials. Their contents 
        may not be divulged to any unauthorized person.
          (5) Subject to any additional restrictions imposed by the 
        chairman with the concurrence of the ranking member, only the 
        following persons are authorized to have access to classified or 
        restricted transcripts or materials:
                  (A) Members and staff of the committee in the 
                committee offices or in SVC-217 of the Capitol Visitors 
                Center;
                  (B) Designated personal representatives of members of 
                the committee, and of the majority and minority leaders, 
                with appropriate security clearances, in the committee 
                offices or in SVC-217 of the Capitol Visitors Center;
                  (C) Senators not members of the committee, by 
                permission of the chairman, in the committee offices or 
                in SVC-217 of the Capitol Visitors Center; and
                  (D) Officials of the executive departments involved in 
                the meeting, hearing, or matter, with authorization of 
                the chairman, in the committee offices or SVC-217 of the 
                Capitol Visitors Center.
          (6) Any restrictions imposed by the committee upon access to a 
        meeting or hearing of the committee shall also apply to the 
        transcript of such meeting, except by special permission of the 
        chairman and ranking member.
          (7) In addition to restrictions resulting from the inclusion 
        of any classified information in the transcript of a committee 
        meeting or hearing, members and staff shall not discuss with 
        anyone the proceedings of the committee in closed session or 
        reveal information conveyed or discussed in such a session 
        unless that person would have been permitted to attend the 
        session itself or is a member or staff of a relevant committee 
        or executive branch agency and possess an appropriate security 
        clearance, or unless such communication is specifically 
        authorized by the chairman, the ranking member, or in the case 
        of staff, by the staff director or minority staff director. A 
        record shall be kept of all such authorizations.
    (c) Declassification.--
          (1) All noncurrent records of the committee are governed by 
        Rule XI of the Standing Rules of the Senate and by S. Res. 474 
        (96th Congress). Any classified transcripts or materials 
        transferred to the National Archives and Records Administration 
        under Rule XI may not be made available for public use unless 
        they have been subject to declassification review in accordance 
        with applicable laws or Executive orders.
          (2) Any transcript or classified committee report, or any 
        portion thereof, may be declassified, in accordance with 
        applicable laws or Executive orders, sooner than the time period 
        provided for under S. Res. 474 if:
                  (A) the chairman originates such action, with the 
                concurrence of the ranking member;
                  (B) the other current members of the committee who 
                participated in such meeting or report have been 
                notified of the proposed declassification, and have not 
                objected thereto, except that the committee by majority 
                vote may overrule any objections thereby raised to early 
                declassification; and
                  (C) the executive departments that participated in the 
                meeting or originated the classified information have 
                been consulted regarding the declassification.

                     Rule 13--Classified Information
    (a) General.--The handling of classified information in the Senate 
is governed by S. Res. 243 (100th Congress), which established the 
Office of Senate Security. All handling of classified information by the 
committee shall be consistent with the procedures set forth in the 
United States Senate Security Manual issued by the Office of Senate 
Security.
    (b) Security Manager.--The chief clerk is the security manager for 
the committee. The chief clerk shall be responsible for implementing the 
provisions of the Senate Security Manual and for serving as the 
committee liaison to the Office of Senate Security. The staff director, 
in consultation with the minority staff director, may appoint an 
alternate security manager as circumstances warrant.
    (c) Transportation of Classified Material.--Classified material may 
only be transported between Senate offices by appropriately cleared 
staff members who have been specifically authorized to do so by the 
security manager.
    (d) Access to Classified Material.--In general, Senators and staff 
undertake to confine their access to classified information on the basis 
of a ``need to know'' such information related to their committee 
responsibilities.
    (e) Staff Clearances.--The chairman, or, in the case of minority 
staff, the ranking member, shall designate the members of the committee 
staff whose assignments require access to classified and compartmented 
information and shall seek to obtain the requisite security clearances 
pursuant to Office of Senate Security procedures.
    (f) PRM Clearances.--For the purpose of this rule regarding security 
clearances and access to compartmented information, the officially-
designated personal representative of the member (PRM) pursuant to rule 
14(b), shall be deemed to have the same rights, duties, and 
responsibilities as members of the staff of the Committee on Foreign 
Relations.
    (g) Regulations.--The staff director is authorized to make such 
administrative regulations as may be necessary to carry out the 
provisions of this rule.

                             Rule 14--Staff
    (a) Responsibilities.--
          (1) The staff works for the committee as a whole, under the 
        general supervision of the chairman of the committee, and the 
        immediate direction of the staff director, except that such part 
        of the staff as is designated minority staff shall be under the 
        general supervision of the ranking member and under the general 
        supervision of the ranking member and under the immediate 
        direction of the minority staff director.
          (2) Any member of the committee should feel free to call upon 
        the staff at any time for assistance in connection with 
        committee business. Members of the Senate not members of the 
        committee who call upon the staff for assistance from time to 
        time should be given assistance subject to the overriding 
        responsibility of the staff to the committee.
          (3) The staff's primary responsibility is with respect to 
        bills, resolutions, treaties, and nominations and other matters 
        within the jurisdiction of the committee. In addition to 
        carrying out assignments from the committee and its individual 
        members, the staff has a responsibility to originate suggestions 
        for committee or subcommittee consideration. The staff also has 
        a responsibility to make suggestions to individual members 
        regarding matters of special interest to such members.
          (4) It is part of the staff's duty to keep itself as well 
        informed as possible in regard to developments affecting foreign 
        relations and national security and in regard to the 
        administration of foreign programs of the United States. 
        Significant trends or developments which might otherwise escape 
        notice should be called to the attention of the committee, or of 
        individual Senators with particular interests.
          (5) The staff shall pay due regard to the constitutional 
        separation of powers between the Senate and the executive 
        branch. It therefore has a responsibility to help the committee 
        bring to bear an independent, objective judgment of proposals by 
        the executive branch and when appropriate to originate sound 
        proposals of its own. At the same time, the staff shall avoid 
        impinging upon the day-to-day conduct of foreign affairs.
          (6) In those instances when committee action requires the 
        expression of minority views, the staff shall assist the 
        minority as fully as the majority to the end that all points of 
        view may be fully considered by members of the committee and of 
        the Senate. The staff shall bear in mind that under our 
        constitutional system it is the responsibility of the elected 
        members of the Senate to determine legislative issues in the 
        light of as full and fair a presentation of the facts as the 
        staff may be able to obtain.
    (b) Personal Representatives of the Member (PRM).--Each Senator on 
the committee shall be authorized to designate one personal staff member 
as the member's personal representative of the member and designee to 
the committee (PRM) that shall be deemed to have the same rights, 
duties, and responsibilities as members of the staff of the Committee on 
Foreign Relations where specifically provided for in these rules.
    (c) Restrictions.--
          (1) The staff shall regard its relationship to the committee 
        as a privileged one, in the nature of the relationship of a 
        lawyer to a client. In order to protect this relationship and 
        the mutual confidence which must prevail if the committee-staff 
        relationship is to be a satisfactory and fruitful one, the 
        following criteria shall apply, unless staff has consulted with 
        and obtained, as appropriate, the approval of the Senate Ethics 
        Committee and advance permission from the staff director (or the 
        minority staff director in the case of minority staff):
                  (A) members of the staff shall not be identified with 
                any special interest group in the field of foreign 
                relations or allow their names to be used by any such 
                group;
                  (B) members of the staff shall not accept public 
                speaking engagements or write for publication in the 
                field of foreign relations.
          (2) The staff shall not discuss their private conversations 
        with members of the committee without specific advance 
        permission from the Senator or Senators concerned.
          (3) The staff shall not discuss with anyone the proceedings of 
        the committee in closed session or reveal information conveyed 
        or discussed in such a session unless that person would have 
        been permitted to attend the session itself or is a member or 
        staff of a relevant committee or executive branch agency and 
        possesses an appropriate security clearance, or unless such 
        communication is specifically authorized by the staff director 
        or minority staff director. Unauthorized disclosure of 
        information from a closed session or of classified information 
        shall be cause for immediate dismissal and may, in certain 
        cases, be grounds for criminal prosecution.

                 Rule 15--Status and Amendment of Rules
    (a) Status.--In addition to the foregoing, the Committee on Foreign 
Relations is governed by the Standing Rules of the Senate, which shall 
take precedence in the event of a clear inconsistency. In addition, the 
jurisdiction and responsibilities of the committee with respect to 
certain matters, as well as the timing and procedure for their 
consideration in committee, may be governed by statute.
    (b) Amendment.--These rules may be modified, amended, or repealed by 
a majority of the committee, provided that a notice in writing 
(including by electronic mail) of the proposed change has been given to 
each member at least 72 hours prior to the meeting at which action 
thereon is to be taken. However, rules of the committee which are based 
upon Senate rules may not be superseded by committee vote alone.
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

           COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS

                              Jurisdiction

                 Rule XXV, Standing Rules of the Senate
    1. The following standing committees shall be appointed at the 
commencement of each Congress, and shall continue and have the power to 
act until their successors are appointed, with leave to report by bill 
or otherwise on matters within their respective jurisdictions:
          * * * * * * *
    (l)(1) \1\ Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, to 
which committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, 
petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following 
subjects:
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    \1\Name changed pursuant to S. Res. 28, 106th Cong. (1999); 
redesignated as subparagraph (l) by S. Res. 299, 106th Cong. (2000).

          1. Measures relating to education, labor, health, and public 
        welfare.
          2. Aging.
          3. Agricultural colleges.
          4. Arts and humanities.
          5. Biomedical research and development.
          6. Child labor.
          7. Convict labor and the entry of goods made by convicts into 
        interstate commerce.
          8. Domestic activities of the American National Red Cross.
          9. Equal employment opportunity.
         10. Gallaudet College, Howard University, and Saint Elizabeths 
        Hospital.
         11. Individuals with disabilities. \2\
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    \2\Effective Jan. 21, 1999, pursuant to the Committee Reorganization 
Amendments of 1999 (S. Res. 28), is amended by striking ``Handicapped 
individuals'', and inserting ``Individuals with disabilities.''
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         12. Labor standards and labor statistics.
         13. Mediation and arbitration of labor disputes.
         14. Occupational safety and health, including the welfare of 
        miners.
         15. Private pension plans.
         16. Public health.
         17. Railway labor and retirement.
         18. Regulation of foreign laborers.
         19. Student loans.
         20. Wages and hours of labor.
    (2) Such committee shall also study and review, on a comprehensive 
basis, matters relating to health, education and training, and public 
welfare, and report thereon from time to time.

                           Rules of Procedure

              161 Cong. Rec. S579 (daily ed. Jan. 28, 2015)
    Rule 1.--Subject to the provisions of rule XXVI, paragraph 5, of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, regular meetings of the committee shall be 
held on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, at 10:00 a.m., in 
room SD-430, Dirksen Senate Office Building. The chairman may, upon 
proper notice, call such additional meetings as he may deem necessary.
    Rule 2.--The chairman of the committee or of a subcommittee, or if 
the chairman is not present, the ranking majority member present, shall 
preside at all meetings. The chairman may designate the ranking minority 
member to preside at hearings of the committee or subcommittee.
    Rule 3.--Meetings of the committee or a subcommittee, including 
meetings to conduct hearings, shall be open to the public except as 
otherwise specifically provided in subsections (b) and (d) of rule 26.5 
of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
    Rule 4.--(a) Subject to paragraph (b), one-third of the membership 
of the committee, actually present, shall constitute a quorum for the 
purpose of transacting business. Any quorum of the committee which is 
composed of less than a majority of the members of the committee shall 
include at least one member of the majority and one member of the 
minority.
    (b) A majority of the members of a subcommittee, actually present, 
shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting business: 
provided, no measure or matter shall be ordered reported unless such 
majority shall include at least one member of the minority who is a 
member of the subcommittee. If, at any subcommittee meeting, a measure 
or matter cannot be ordered reported because of the absence of such a 
minority member, the measure or matter shall lay over for a day. If the 
presence of a member of the minority is not then obtained, a majority of 
the members of the subcommittee, actually present, may order such 
measure or matter reported.
    (c) No measure or matter shall be ordered reported from the 
committee or a subcommittee unless a majority of the committee or 
subcommittee is physically present.
    Rule 5.--With the approval of the chairman of the committee or 
subcommittee, one member thereof may conduct public hearings other than 
taking sworn testimony.
    Rule 6.--Proxy voting shall be allowed on all measures and matters 
before the committee or a subcommittee if the absent member has been 
informed of the matter on which he is being recorded and has 
affirmatively requested that he be so recorded. While proxies may be 
voted on a motion to report a measure or matter from the committee, such 
a motion shall also require the concurrence of a majority of the members 
who are actually present at the time such action is taken.
    The committee may poll any matters of committee business as a matter 
of unanimous consent; provided that every member is polled and every 
poll consists of the following two questions:
          (1) Do you agree or disagree to poll the proposal; and
          (2) Do you favor or oppose the proposal.
    Rule 7.--There shall be prepared and kept a complete transcript or 
electronic recording adequate to fully record the proceedings of each 
committee or subcommittee meeting or conference whether or not such 
meetings or any part thereof is closed pursuant to the specific 
provisions of subsections (b) and (d) of rule 26.5 of the Standing Rules 
of the Senate, unless a majority of said members vote to forgo such a 
record. Such records shall contain the vote cast by each member of the 
committee or subcommittee on any question on which a ``yea and nay'' 
vote is demanded, and shall be available for inspection by any committee 
member. The clerk of the committee, or the clerk's designee, shall have 
the responsibility to make appropriate arrangements to implement this 
rule.
    Rule 8.--The committee and each subcommittee shall undertake, 
consistent with the provisions of rule XXVI, paragraph 4, of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, to issue public announcement of any 
hearing or executive session it intends to hold at least one week prior 
to the commencement of such hearing or executive session. In the case of 
an executive session, the text of any bill or joint resolution to be 
considered must be provided to the chairman for prompt electronic 
distribution to the members of the committee.
    Rule 9.--The committee or a subcommittee shall require all witnesses 
heard before it to file written statements of their proposed testimony 
at least 24 hours before a hearing, unless the chairman and the ranking 
minority member determine that there is good cause for failure to so 
file, and to limit their oral presentation to brief summaries of their 
arguments. Testimony may be filed electronically. The presiding officer 
at any hearing is authorized to limit the time of each witness appearing 
before the committee or a subcommittee. The committee or a subcommittee 
shall, as far as practicable, utilize testimony previously taken on 
bills and measures similar to those before it for consideration.
    Rule 10.--Should a subcommittee fail to report back to the full 
committee on any measure within a reasonable time, the chairman may 
withdraw the measure from such subcommittee and report that fact to the 
full committee for further disposition.
    Rule 11.--No subcommittee may schedule a meeting or hearing at a 
time designated for a hearing or meeting of the full committee. No more 
than one subcommittee executive meeting may be held at the same time.
    Rule 12.--It shall be the duty of the chairman in accordance with 
section 133(c) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as 
amended, to report or cause to be reported to the Senate, any measure or 
recommendation approved by the committee and to take or cause to be 
taken, necessary steps to bring the matter to a vote in the Senate.
    Rule 13.--Whenever a meeting of the committee or subcommittee is 
closed pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b) or (d) of rule 26.5 
of the Standing Rules of the Senate, no person other than members of the 
committee, members of the staff of the committee, and designated 
assistants to members of the committee shall be permitted to attend such 
closed session, except by special dispensation of the committee or 
subcommittee or the chairman thereof.
    Rule 14.--The chairman of the committee or a subcommittee shall be 
empowered to adjourn any meeting of the committee or a subcommittee if a 
quorum is not present within fifteen minutes of the time scheduled for 
such meeting.
    Rule 15.--Whenever a bill or joint resolution shall be before the 
committee or a subcommittee for final consideration, the clerk shall 
distribute to each member of the committee or subcommittee a document, 
prepared by the sponsor of the bill or joint resolution. If the bill or 
joint resolution has no underlying statutory language, the document 
shall consist of a detailed summary of the purpose and impact of each 
section. If the bill or joint resolution repeals or amends any statute 
or part thereof, the document shall consist of a detailed summary of the 
underlying statute and the proposed changes in each section of the 
underlying law and either a print of the statute or the part or section 
thereof to be amended or replaced showing by stricken-through type, the 
part or parts to be omitted and, in italics, the matter proposed to be 
added, along with a summary of the proposed changes; or a side-by-side 
document showing a comparison of current law, the proposed legislative 
changes, and a detailed description of the proposed changes.
    Rule 16.--An appropriate opportunity shall be given the minority to 
examine the proposed text of committee reports prior to their filing or 
publication. In the event there are supplemental, minority or additional 
views, an appropriate opportunity shall be given the majority to examine 
the proposed text prior to filing or publication. Unless the chairman 
and ranking minority member agree on a shorter period of time, the 
minority shall have no fewer than three business days to prepare 
supplemental, minority or additional views for inclusion in a committee 
report from the time the majority makes the proposed text of the 
committee report available to the minority.
    Rule 17.--(a) The committee, or any subcommittee, may issue 
subpoenas, or hold hearings to take sworn testimony or hear subpoenaed 
witnesses, only if such investigative activity has been authorized by 
majority vote of the committee.
    (b) For the purpose of holding a hearing to take sworn testimony or 
hear subpoenaed witnesses, three members of the committee or 
subcommittee shall constitute a quorum: provided, with the concurrence 
of the chairman and ranking minority member of the committee or 
subcommittee, a single member may hear subpoenaed witnesses or take 
sworn testimony.
    (c) The committee may, by a majority vote, delegate the authority to 
issue subpoenas to the chairman of the committee or a subcommittee, or 
to any member designated by such chairman. Prior to the issuance of each 
subpoena, the ranking minority member of the committee or subcommittee, 
and any other member so requesting, shall be notified regarding the 
identity of the person to whom it will be issued and the nature of the 
information sought and its relationship to the authorized investigative 
activity, except where the chairman of the committee or subcommittee, in 
consultation with the ranking minority member, determines that such 
notice would unduly impede the investigation. All information obtained 
pursuant to such investigative activity shall be made available as 
promptly as possible to each member of the committee requesting same, or 
to any assistant to a member of the committee designated by such member 
in writing, but the use of any such information is subject to 
restrictions imposed by the rules of the Senate. Such information, to 
the extent that it is relevant to the investigation shall, if requested 
by a member, be summarized in writing as soon as practicable. Upon the 
request of any member, the chairman of the committee or subcommittee 
shall call an executive session to discuss such investigative activity 
or the issuance of any subpoena in connection therewith.
    (d) Any witness summoned to testify at a hearing, or any witness 
giving sworn testimony, may be accompanied by counsel of his own 
choosing who shall be permitted, while the witness is testifying, to 
advise him of his legal rights.
    (e) No confidential testimony taken or confidential material 
presented in an executive hearing, or any report of the proceedings of 
such an executive hearing, shall be made public, either in whole or in 
part or by way of summary, unless authorized by a majority of the 
members of the committee or subcommittee.
    Rule 18.--Presidential nominees shall submit a statement of their 
background and financial interests, including the financial interests of 
their spouse and children living in their household, on a form approved 
by the committee which shall be sworn to as to its completeness and 
accuracy. The committee form shall be in two parts--
          (I)  information relating to employment, education, and 
        background of the nominee relating to the position to which the 
        individual is nominated, and which is to be made public; and,
          (II)   information relating to financial and other background 
        of the nominee, to be made public when the committee determines 
        that such information bears directly on the nominee's 
        qualifications to hold the position to which the individual is 
        nominated.
    Information relating to background and financial interests (parts I 
and II) shall not be required of nominees for less than full-time 
appointments to councils, commissions or boards when the committee 
determines that some or all of the information is not relevant to the 
nature of the position. Information relating to other background and 
financial interests (part II) shall not be required of any nominee when 
the committee determines that it is not relevant to the nature of the 
position.
    Committee action on a nomination, including hearings or meetings to 
consider a motion to recommend confirmation, shall not be initiated 
until at least five days after the nominee submits the form required by 
this rule unless the chairman, with the concurrence of the ranking 
minority member, waives this waiting period.
    Rule 19.--Subject to statutory requirements imposed on the committee 
with respect to procedure, the rules of the committee may be changed, 
modified, amended or suspended at any time; provided, not less than a 
majority of the entire membership so determine at a regular meeting with 
due notice, or at a meeting specifically called for that purpose.
    Rule 20.--When the ratio of members on the committee is even, the 
term ``majority'' as used in the committee's rules and guidelines shall 
refer to the party of the chairman for purposes of party identification. 
Numerical requirements for quorums, votes and the like shall be 
unaffected.
    Rule 21.--First degree amendments must be filed with the chairman at 
least 24 hours before an executive session. The chairman shall promptly 
distribute all filed amendments electronically to the members of the 
committee. The chairman may modify the filing requirements to meet 
special circumstances with the concurrence of the ranking minority 
member.
    Rule 22.--In addition to the foregoing, the proceedings of the 
committee shall be governed by the Standing Rules of the Senate and the 
provisions of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended.
          * * * * * * *

  GUIDELINES OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, and 
 PENSIONS WITH RESPECT TO HEARINGS, MARKUP SESSIONS, AND RELATED MATTERS

                                Hearings
    Section 133A(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act requires each 
committee of the Senate to publicly announce the date, place and subject 
matter of any hearing at least one week prior to the commencement of 
such hearing.
    The spirit of this requirement is to assure adequate notice to the 
public and other Members of the Senate as to the time and subject matter 
of proposed hearings. In the spirit of section 133A(a) and in order to 
assure that members of the committee are themselves fully informed and 
involved in the development of hearings:
    1. Public notice of the date, place and subject matter of each 
committee or subcommittee hearing should be inserted in the 
Congressional Record seven days prior to the commencement of such 
hearing.
    2. At least seven days prior to public notice of each committee or 
subcommittee hearing, the majority should provide notice to the minority 
of the time, place, and specific subject matter of such hearing.
    3. At least three days prior to the date of such hearing, the 
committee or subcommittee should provide to each member a list of 
witnesses who have been or are proposed to be invited to appear.
    4. The committee and its subcommittee should, to the maximum 
feasible extent, enforce the provisions of rule 9 of the committee rules 
as it relates to the submission of written statements of witnesses 
twenty-four hours in advance of a hearing. Witnesses will be urged to 
submit testimony even earlier whenever possible. When statements are 
received in advance of a hearing, the committee or subcommittee (as 
appropriate) should distribute copies of such statements to each of its 
members. Witness testimony may be submitted and distributed 
electronically.

         Executive Sessions for the Purpose of Marking Up Bills
    In order to expedite the process of marking up bills and to assist 
each member of the committee so that there may be full and fair 
consideration of each bill which the committee or a subcommittee is 
marking up the following procedures should be followed:
    1. Seven days prior to the proposed date for an executive session 
for the purpose of marking up bills the committee or subcommittee (as 
appropriate) should provide written notice to each of its members as to 
the time, place, and specific subject matter of such session, including 
an agenda listing each bill or other matters to be considered and 
including:
          (a) a copy of each bill, joint resolution, or other 
        legislative matter (or committee print thereof) to be considered 
        at such executive session; and
          (b) a copy of a summary of the provisions of each bill, joint 
        resolution, or other legislative matter to be considered at such 
        executive session including, whenever possible, an explanation 
        of changes to existing law proposed to be made.
    2. Insofar as practical, prior to the scheduled date for an 
executive session for the purpose of marking up bills, the committee or 
a subcommittee (as appropriate) should provide each member with a copy 
of the printed record or a summary of any hearings conducted by the 
committee or a subcommittee with respect to each bill, joint resolution, 
or other legislative matter to be considered at such executive session.
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
               Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                              Jurisdiction

                A. Rule XXV, Standing Rules of the Senate
    1. The following standing committees shall be appointed at the 
commencement of each Congress, and shall continue and have the power to 
act until their successors are appointed, with leave to report by bill 
or otherwise on matters within their respective jurisdictions:
          * * * * * * *
    (k)(1) Committee on Governmental Affairs, to which committee shall 
be referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, 
and other matters relating to the following subjects:

          1. Archives of the United States.
          2. Budget and accounting measures, other than appropriations, 
        except as provided in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
          3. Census and collection of statistics, including economic and 
        social statistics.
          4. Congressional organization, except for any part of the 
        matter that amends the rules or orders of the Senate.
          5. Federal Civil Service.
          6. Government information.
          7. Intergovernmental relations.
          8. Municipal affairs of the District of Columbia, except 
        appropriations therefor.
          9. Organization and management of United States nuclear export 
        policy.
         10. Organization and reorganization of the executive branch of 
        the Government.
         11. Postal Service.
         12. Status of officers and employees of the United States, 
        including their classification, compensation, and benefits.

    (2) Such committee shall have the duty of--
          (A) receiving and examining reports of the Comptroller General 
        of the United States and of submitting such recommendations to 
        the Senate as it deems necessary or desirable in connection with 
        the subject matter of such reports;
          (B) studying the efficiency, economy, and effectiveness of all 
        agencies and departments of the Government;
          (C) evaluating the effects of laws enacted to reorganize the 
        legislative and executive branches of the Government; and
          (D) studying the intergovernmental relationships between the 
        United States and the States and municipalities, and between the 
        United States and international organizations of which the 
        United States is a member.

B. S. Res. 445, Sec. Sec. 101, 301(a), 501, 108th Cong., 2d Sess. (2004)

              Title I - Homeland Security Oversight Reform
    Sec. 101. Homeland Security.

    (a) Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs.-- The 
Committee on Governmental Affairs is renamed as the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
    (b) Jurisdiction.--There shall be referred to the committee all 
proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters 
relating to the following subjects:
          (1) Department of Homeland Security, except matters relating 
        to--
                  (A) the Coast Guard, the Transportation Security 
                Administration, the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
                Center or the Secret Service; and
                  (B)(i) the United States Citizenship and Immigration 
                Service; or
                          (ii) the immigration functions of the United 
                        States Customs and Border Protection or the 
                        United States Immigration and Custom Enforcement 
                        or the Directorate of Border and Transportation 
                        Security; and
                  (C) the following functions performed by any employee 
                of the Department of Homeland Security--
                          (i) any customs revenue function including any 
                        function provided for in section 415 of the 
                        Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-
                        296);
                          (ii) any commercial function or commercial 
                        operation of the Bureau of Customs and Border 
                        Protection or Bureau of Immigration and Customs 
                        Enforcement, including matters relating to trade 
                        facilitation and trade regulation; or
                          (iii) any other function related to clause (i) 
                        or (ii) that was exercised by the United States 
                        Customs Service on the day before the effective 
                        date of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
                        (Public Law 107-296).
          The jurisdiction of the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs in this paragraph shall supercede the 
        jurisdiction of any other committee of the Senate provided in 
        the rules of the Senate: Provided, That the jurisdiction 
        provided under section 101(b)(1) shall not include the National 
        Flood Insurance Act of 1968, or functions of the Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency related thereto.
          (2) Archives of the United States.
          (3) Budget and accounting measures, other than appropriations, 
        except as provided in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
          (4) Census and collection of statistics, including economic 
        and social statistics.
          (5) Congressional organization, except for any part of the 
        matter that amends the rules or orders of the Senate.
          (6) Federal Civil Service.
          (7) Government information.
          (8) Intergovernmental relations.
          (9) Municipal affairs of the District of Columbia, except 
        appropriations therefor.
          (10) Organization and management of United States nuclear 
        export policy.
          (11) Organization and reorganization of the executive branch 
        of the Government.
          (12) Postal Service.
          (13) Status of officers and employees of the United States, 
        including their classification, compensation, and benefits.
    (c) Additional Duties.--The committee shall have the duty of--
          (1) receiving and examining reports of the Comptroller General 
        of the United States and of submitting such recommendations to 
        the Senate as it deems necessary or desirable in connection with 
        the subject matter of such reports;
          (2) studying the efficiency, economy, and effectiveness of all 
        agencies and departments of the Government;
          (3) evaluating the effects of laws enacted to reorganize the 
        legislative and executive branches of the Government; and
          (4) studying the intergovernmental relationships between the 
        United States and the States and municipalities, and between the 
        United States and international organizations of which the 
        United States is a member.
          * * * * * * *
    (e) OMB Nominees.--The Committee on the Budget and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs shall have joint jurisdiction 
over the nominations of persons nominated by the President to fill the 
positions of Director and Deputy Director for Budget within the Office 
of Management and Budget, and if one committee votes to order reported 
such a nomination, the other must report within 30 calendar days 
session, or be automatically discharged.
          * * * * * * *

                      Title III - Committee Status
    Sec. 301. Committee Status.

    (a) Homeland Security.--The Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs shall be treated as the Committee on Governmental 
Affairs listed under paragraph 2 of rule XXV of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate for purposes of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
          * * * * * * *

                        Title V - Effective Date
    Sec.  501. Effective Date.

    This resolution shall take effect on the convening of the 109th 
Congress.

C. S. Res. 73, Authorizing Expenditures by Committees of the Senate for 
the Periods March 1, 2015, Through February 28, 2017, Sec. 12, 161 Cong. 
              Rec. S998, S1000 (daily ed. Feb. 12, 2015)\2\
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    (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its 
jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules and S. Res. 445, agreed to 
October 9, 2004 (108th Congress), including holding hearings, reporting 
such hearings, and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1 
and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is authorized from March 1, 
2015 through February 28, 2017, in its discretion--
          (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
          (2) to employ personnel; and
          (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the services 
        of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2015.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015 
under this section shall not exceed $5,591,653, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $75,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (c) Expenses for Fiscal Year 2016 Period--The expenses of the 
committee for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 
under this section shall not exceed $9,585,691, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $75,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (d) Expenses for Period Ending February 28, 2017.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period October 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017 
under this section shall not exceed $3,994,038, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $75,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (e) Investigations.--
          (1) In General.--The committee, or any duly authorized 
        subcommittee of the committee, is authorized to study or 
        investigate--
                  (A) the efficiency and economy of operations of all 
                branches of the Government including the possible 
                existence of fraud, misfeasance, malfeasance, collusion, 
                mismanagement, incompetence, corruption or unethical 
                practices, waste, extravagance, conflicts of interest, 
                and the improper expenditure of Government funds in 
                transactions, contracts, and activities of the 
                Government or of Government officials and employees and 
                any and all such improper practices between Government 
                personnel and corporations, individuals, companies, or 
                persons affiliated therewith, doing business with the 
                Government, and the compliance or noncompliance of such 
                corporations, companies, or individuals or other 
                entities with the rules, regulations, and laws governing 
                the various governmental agencies and the Government's 
                relationships with the public;
                  (B) the extent to which criminal or other improper 
                practices or activities are, or have been, engaged in 
                the field of labor-management relations or in groups or 
                organizations of employees or employers, to the 
                detriment of interests of the public, employers, or 
                employees, and to determine whether any changes are 
                required in the laws of the United States in order to 
                protect such interests against the occurrence of such 
                practices or activities;
                  (C) organized criminal activity which may operate in 
                or otherwise utilize the facilities of interstate or 
                international commerce in furtherance of any 
                transactions and the manner and extent to which, and the 
                identity of the persons, firms, or corporations, or 
                other entities by whom such utilization is being made, 
                and further, to study and investigate the manner in 
                which and the extent to which persons engaged in 
                organized criminal activity have infiltrated lawful 
                business enterprise, and to study the adequacy of 
                Federal laws to prevent the operations of organized 
                crime in interstate or international commerce, and to 
                determine whether any changes are required in the laws 
                of the United States in order to protect the public 
                against such practices or activities;
                  (D) all other aspects of crime and lawlessness within 
                the United States which have an impact upon or affect 
                the national health, welfare, and safety, including 
                investment fraud schemes, commodity and security fraud, 
                computer fraud, and the use of offshore banking and 
                corporate facilities to carry out criminal objectives;
                  (E) the efficiency and economy of operations of all 
                branches and functions of the Government with particular 
                reference to--
                          (i) the effectiveness of present national 
                        security methods, staffing, and processes as 
                        tested against the requirements imposed by the 
                        rapidly mounting complexity of national security 
                        problems;
                          (ii) the capacity of present national security 
                        staffing, methods, and processes to make full 
                        use of the Nation's resources of knowledge and 
                        talents;
                          (iii) the adequacy of present 
                        intergovernmental relations between the United 
                        States and international organizations 
                        principally concerned with national security of 
                        which the United States is a member; and
                          (iv) legislative and other proposals to 
                        improve these methods, processes, and 
                        relationships;
                  (F) the efficiency, economy, and effectiveness of all 
                agencies and departments of the Government involved in 
                the control and management of energy shortages including 
                their performance with respect to--
                          (i) the collection and dissemination of 
                        accurate statistics on fuel demand and supply;
                          (ii) the implementation of effective energy 
                        conservation measures;
                          (iii) the pricing of energy in all forms;
                          (iv) coordination of energy programs with 
                        State and local government;
                          (v) control of exports of scarce fuels;
                          (vi) the management of tax, import, pricing, 
                        and other policies affecting energy supplies;
                          (vii) maintenance of the independent sector of 
                        the petroleum industry as a strong competitive 
                        force;
                          (viii) the allocation of fuels in short supply 
                        by public and private entities;
                          (ix) the management of energy supplies owned 
                        or controlled by the Government;
                          (x) relations with other oil producing and 
                        consuming countries;
                          (xi) the monitoring of compliance by 
                        governments, corporations, or individuals with 
                        the laws and regulations governing the 
                        allocation, conservation, or pricing of energy 
                        supplies; and
                          (xii) research into the discovery and 
                        development of alternative energy supplies; and
                  (G) the efficiency and economy of all branches and 
                functions of Government with particular references to 
                the operations and management of Federal regulatory 
                policies and programs.
          (2) Extent of Inquiries.--In carrying out the duties provided 
        in paragraph (1), the inquiries of this committee or any 
        subcommittee of the committee shall not be construed to be 
        limited to the records, functions, and operations of any 
        particular branch of the Government and may extend to the 
        records and activities of any persons, corporation, or other 
        entity.
          (3) Special committee authority.--For the purposes of this 
        subsection, the committee, or any duly authorized subcommittee 
        of the committee, or its chairman, or any other member of the 
        committee or subcommittee designated by the chairman is 
        authorized, in its, his, her, or their discretion--
                  (A) to require by subpoena or otherwise the attendance 
                of witnesses and production of correspondence, books, 
                papers, and documents;
                  (B) to hold hearings;
                  (C) to sit and act at any time or place during the 
                sessions, recess, and adjournment periods of the Senate;
                  (D) to administer oaths; and
                  (E) to take testimony, either orally or by sworn 
                statement, or, in the case of staff members of the 
                Committee and the Permanent Subcommittee on 
                Investigations, by deposition in accordance with the 
                Committee Rules of Procedure.
          (4) Authority of other committees.--Nothing contained in this 
        subsection shall affect or impair the exercise of any other 
        standing committee of the Senate of any power, or the discharge 
        by such committee of any duty, conferred or imposed upon it by 
        the Standing Rules of the Senate or by the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946.
          (5) Subpoena authority.--All subpoenas and related legal 
        processes of the committee and any duly authorized subcommittee 
        of the committee authorized under S. Res. 253, agreed to October 
        3, 2013 (113th Congress) are authorized to continue.

                Rules of Procedure of the Full Committee

              161 Cong. Rec. S413 (daily ed. Jan. 22, 2015)

       Rule 1. Meetings and Meeting Procedures Other Than Hearings
    A. Meeting dates. The Committee shall hold its regular meetings on 
the first Wednesday of each month, when the Congress is in session, or 
at such other times as the Chairman shall determine. Additional meetings 
may be called by the Chairman as he/she deems necessary to expedite 
Committee business. (Rule XXVI, Sec. 3, Standing Rules of the Senate.)
    B. Calling special Committee meetings. If at least three Members of 
the Committee desire the Chairman to call a special meeting, they may 
file in the offices of the Committee a written request therefor, 
addressed to the Chairman. Immediately thereafter, the clerk of the 
Committee shall notify the Chairman of such request. If, within 3 
calendar days after the filing of such request, the Chairman fails to 
call the requested special meeting, which is to be held within 7 
calendar days after the filing of such request, a majority of the 
Committee Members may file in the offices of the Committee their written 
notice that a special Committee meeting will be held, specifying the 
date and hour thereof, and the Committee shall meet on that date and 
hour. Immediately upon the filing of such notice, the Committee chief 
clerk shall notify all Committee Members that such special meeting will 
be held and inform them of its date and hour. (Rule XXVI, Sec. 3, 
Standing Rules of the Senate.)
    C. Meeting notices and agenda. Written notices of Committee 
meetings, accompanied by an agenda, enumerating the items of business to 
be considered, shall be sent to all Committee Members at least 5 days in 
advance of such meetings, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal 
holidays in which the Senate is not in session. The written notices 
required by this Rule may be provided by electronic mail. In the event 
that unforeseen requirements or Committee business prevent a 5-day 
notice of either the meeting or agenda, the Committee staff shall 
communicate such notice and agenda, or any revisions to the agenda, as 
soon as practicable by telephone or otherwise to Members or appropriate 
staff assistants in their offices.
    D. Open business meetings. Meetings for the transaction of Committee 
or Subcommittee business shall be conducted in open session, except that 
a meeting or series of meetings on the same subject for a period of no 
more than 14 calendar days may be closed to the public on a motion made 
and seconded to go into closed session to discuss only whether the 
matters enumerated in clauses (1) through (6) below would require the 
meeting to be closed, followed immediately by a record vote in open 
session by a majority of the Committee or Subcommittee Members when it 
is determined that the matters to be discussed or the testimony to be 
taken at such meeting or meetings--
          (1) will disclose matters necessary to be kept secret in the 
        interests of national defense or the confidential conduct of 
        foreign relations of the United States;
          (2) will relate solely to matters of Committee or Subcommittee 
        staff personnel or internal staff management or procedure;
          (3) will tend to charge an individual with crime or 
        misconduct, to disgrace or injure the professional standing of 
        an individual, or otherwise expose an individual to public 
        contempt or obloquy or will represent a clearly unwarranted 
        invasion of the privacy of an individual;
          (4) will disclose the identity of an informer or law 
        enforcement agent or will disclose any information relating to 
        the investigation or prosecution of a criminal offense that is 
        required to be kept secret in the interests of effective law 
        enforcement;
          (5) will disclose information relating to the trade secrets of 
        financial or commercial information pertaining specifically to a 
        given person if--
                  (A) an Act of Congress requires the information to be 
                kept confidential by Government officers and employees; 
                or
                  (B) the information has been obtained by the 
                Government on a confidential basis, other than through 
                an application by such person for a specific Government 
                financial or other benefit, and is required to be kept 
                secret in order to prevent undue injury to the 
                competitive position of such person; or
          (6) may divulge matters required to be kept confidential under 
        other provisions of law or Government regulations. (Rule XXVI, 
        Sec. 5(b), Standing Rules of the Senate.)
    Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever disorder arises during a 
Committee or Subcommittee meeting that is open to the public, or any 
demonstration of approval or disapproval is indulged in by any person in 
attendance at any such meeting, it shall be the duty of the Chairman to 
enforce order on his or her own initiative and without any point of 
order being made by a Member of the Committee or Subcommittee; provided, 
further, that when the Chairman finds it necessary to maintain order, 
he/she shall have the power to clear the room, and the Committee or 
Subcommittee may act in closed session for so long as there is doubt of 
the assurance of order. (Rule XXVI, Sec. 5(d), Standing Rules of the 
Senate.)
    E. Prior notice of first degree amendments. It shall not be in order 
for the Committee, or a Subcommittee thereof, to consider any amendment 
in the first degree proposed to any measure under consideration by the 
Committee or Subcommittee unless a written copy of such amendment has 
been delivered to each Member of the Committee or Subcommittee, as the 
case may be, and to the office of the Committee or Subcommittee, by no 
later than 5:00 p.m. two days before the meeting of the Committee or 
Subcommittee at which the amendment is to be proposed. The written copy 
of amendments in the first degree required by this Rule may be provided 
by electronic mail. This subsection may be waived by a majority of the 
Members present, or by consent of the Chairman and Ranking Minority 
Member of the Committee or Subcommittee. This subsection shall apply 
only when at least 72 hours written notice of a session to mark-up a 
measure is provided to the Committee or Subcommittee.
    F. Meeting transcript. The Committee or Subcommittee shall prepare 
and keep a complete transcript or electronic recording adequate to fully 
record the proceeding of each meeting whether or not such meeting or any 
part thereof is closed to the public, unless a majority of the Committee 
or Subcommittee Members vote to forgo such a record. (Rule XXVI, Sec. 
5(e), Standing Rules of the Senate.)

                             Rule 2. Quorums
    A. Reporting measures and matters. A majority of the Members of the 
Committee shall constitute a quorum for reporting to the Senate any 
measures, matters or recommendations. (Rule XXVI, Sec. 7(a)(1), Standing 
Rules of the Senate.)
    B. Transaction of routine business. One-third of the membership of 
the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of routine 
business, provided that one Member of the Minority is present. For the 
purpose of this paragraph, the term ``routine business'' includes the 
convening of a meeting and the consideration of any business of the 
Committee other than reporting to the Senate any measures, matters or 
recommendations. (Rule XXVI, Sec. 7(a)(1), Standing Rules of the 
Senate.)
    C. Taking testimony. One Member of the Committee shall constitute a 
quorum for taking sworn or unsworn testimony. (Rule XXVI, Secs. 7(a)(2) 
and 7(c)(2), Standing Rules of the Senate.)
    D. Subcommittee quorums. Subject to the provisions of sections 
7(a)(1) and (2) of Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the 
Subcommittees of this Committee are authorized to establish their own 
quorums for the transaction of business and the taking of sworn 
testimony.
    E. Proxies prohibited in establishment of quorum. Proxies shall not 
be considered for the establishment of a quorum.

                             Rule 3. Voting
    A. Quorum required. Subject to the provisions of subsection (E), no 
vote may be taken by the Committee, or any Subcommittee thereof, on any 
measure or matter unless a quorum, as prescribed in the preceding 
section, is actually present.
    B. Reporting measures and matters. No measure, matter or 
recommendation shall be reported from the Committee unless a majority of 
the Committee Members are actually present, and the vote of the 
Committee to report a measure or matter shall require the concurrence of 
a majority of those Members who are actually present at the time the 
vote is taken. (Rule XXVI, Sec. 7(a)(1) and (3), Standing Rules of the 
Senate.)
    C. Proxy voting. Proxy voting shall be allowed on all measures and 
matters before the Committee, or any Subcommittee thereof, except that, 
when the Committee, or any Subcommittee thereof, is voting to report a 
measure or matter, proxy votes shall be allowed solely for the purposes 
of recording a Member's position on the pending question. Proxy voting 
shall be allowed only if the absent Committee or Subcommittee Member has 
been informed of the matter on which he or she is being recorded and has 
affirmatively requested that he or she be so recorded. All proxies shall 
be filed with the chief clerk of the Committee or Subcommittee thereof, 
as the case may be. All proxies shall be in writing and shall contain 
sufficient reference to the pending matter as is necessary to identify 
it and to inform the Committee or Subcommittee as to how the Member 
establishes his or her vote to be recorded thereon. (Rule XXVI, Sec. 
7(a)(3) and 7(c)(1), Standing Rules of the Senate.)
    D. Announcement of vote. (1) Whenever the Committee by roll call 
vote reports any measure or matter, the report of the Committee upon 
such a measure or matter shall include a tabulation of the votes cast in 
favor of and the votes cast in opposition to such measure or matter by 
each Member of the Committee. (Rule XXVI, Sec. 7(c), Standing Rules of 
the Senate.)
    (2) Whenever the Committee by roll call vote acts upon any measure 
or amendment thereto, other than reporting a measure or matter, the 
results thereof shall be announced in the Committee report on that 
measure unless previously announced by the Committee, and such 
announcement shall include a tabulation of the votes cast in favor of 
and the votes cast in opposition to each such measure and amendment 
thereto by each Member of the Committee who was present at the meeting. 
(Rule XXVI, Sec. 7(b), Standing Rules of the Senate.)
    (3) In any case in which a roll call vote is announced, the 
tabulation of votes shall state separately the proxy vote recorded in 
favor of and in opposition to that measure, amendment thereto, or 
matter. (Rule XXVI, Sec. 7(b) and (c), Standing Rules of the Senate.)
    E. Polling. (1) The Committee, or any Subcommittee thereof, may poll 
(a) internal Committee or Subcommittee matters including the Committee's 
or Subcommittee's staff, records and budget; (b) steps in an 
investigation, including issuance of subpoenas, applications for 
immunity orders, and requests for documents from agencies; and (c) other 
Committee or Subcommittee business other than a vote on reporting to the 
Senate any measures, matters or recommendations or a vote on closing a 
meeting or hearing to the public.
    (2) Only the Chairman, or a Committee Member or staff officer 
designated by him/her, may undertake any poll of the Members of the 
Committee. If any Member requests, any matter to be polled shall be held 
for meeting rather than being polled. The chief clerk of the Committee 
shall keep a record of polls; if a majority of the Members of the 
Committee determine that the polled matter is in one of the areas 
enumerated in subsection (D) of Rule 1, the record of the poll shall be 
confidential. Any Committee Member may move at the Committee meeting 
following the poll for a vote on the polled decision, such motion and 
vote to be subject to the provisions of subsection (D) of Rule 1, where 
applicable.
    F. Naming postal facilities. The Committee will not consider any 
legislation that would name a postal facility for a living person with 
the exception of bills naming facilities after former Presidents and 
Vice Presidents of the United States, former Members of Congress over 70 
years of age, former State or local elected officials over 70 years of 
age, former judges over 70 years of age, or wounded veterans.

              Rule 4. Chairmanship of Meetings and Hearings
    The Chairman shall preside at all Committee meetings and hearings 
except that he or she shall designate a temporary Chairman to act in his 
or her place if he or she is unable to be present at a scheduled meeting 
or hearing. If the Chairman (or his or her designee) is absent 10 
minutes after the scheduled time set for a meeting or hearing, the 
Ranking Majority Member present shall preside until the Chairman's 
arrival. If there is no Member of the Majority present, the Ranking 
Minority Member present, with the prior approval of the Chairman, may 
open and conduct the meeting or hearing until such time as a Member of 
the Majority arrives.

                Rule 5. Hearings and Hearings Procedures
    A. Announcement of hearings. The Committee, or any Subcommittee 
thereof, shall make public announcement of the date, time, and subject 
matter of any hearing to be conducted on any measure or matter at least 
1 week in advance of such hearing, unless the Committee, or 
Subcommittee, determines that there is good cause to begin such hearing 
at an earlier date. (Rule XXVI, Sec. 4(a), Standing Rules of the 
Senate).
    B. Open hearings. Each hearing conducted by the Committee, or any 
Subcommittee thereof, shall be open to the public, except that a hearing 
or series of hearings on the same subject for a period of no more than 
14 calendar days may be closed to the public on a motion made and 
seconded to go into closed session to discuss only whether the matters 
enumerated in clauses (1) through (6) below would require the hearing to 
be closed, followed immediately by a record vote in open session by a 
majority of the Committee or Subcommittee Members when it is determined 
that the matters to be discussed or the testimony to be taken at such 
hearing or hearings--
          (1) will disclose matters necessary to be kept secret in the 
        interests of national defense or the confidential conduct of 
        foreign relations of the United States;
          (2) will relate solely to matters of Committee or Subcommittee 
        staff personnel or internal staff management or procedure;
          (3) will tend to charge an individual with crime or 
        misconduct, to disgrace or injure the professional standing of 
        an individual, or otherwise expose an individual to public 
        contempt or obloquy or will represent a clearly unwarranted 
        invasion of the privacy of an individual;
          (4) will disclose the identity of an informer or law 
        enforcement agent or will disclose any information relating to 
        the investigation or prosecution of a criminal offense that is 
        required to be kept secret in the interests of effective law 
        enforcement;
          (5) will disclose information relating to the trade secrets of 
        financial or commercial information pertaining specifically to a 
        given person if--
                  (A) an Act of Congress requires the information to be 
                kept confidential by Government officers and employees; 
                or
                  (B) the information has been obtained by the 
                Government on a confidential basis, other than through 
                an application by such person for a specific Government 
                financial or other benefit, and is required to be kept 
                secret in order to prevent undue injury to the 
                competitive position of such person; or
          (6) may divulge matters required to be kept confidential under 
        other provisions of law or Government regulations. (Rule XXVI, 
        Sec. 5(b), Standing Rules of the Senate.)
    Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever disorder arises during a 
Committee or Subcommittee meeting that is open to the public, or any 
demonstration of approval or disapproval is indulged in by any person in 
attendance at any such meeting, it shall be the duty of the Chairman to 
enforce order on his or her own initiative and without any point of 
order being made by a Member of the Committee or Subcommittee; provided, 
further, that when the Chairman finds it necessary to maintain order, he 
or she shall have the power to clear the room, and the Committee or 
Subcommittee may act in closed session for so long as there is doubt of 
the assurance of order. (Rule XXVI, Sec. 5(d), Standing Rules of the 
Senate.)
    C. Full Committee subpoenas. The Chairman, with the approval of the 
Ranking Minority Member of the Committee, is authorized to subpoena the 
attendance of witnesses at a hearing or deposition or the production of 
memoranda, documents, records, or any other materials. The Chairman may 
subpoena attendance or production without the approval of the Ranking 
Minority Member where the Chairman has not received a letter of 
disapproval signed by the Ranking Minority Member within 72 hours, 
excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays in which the Senate is 
not in session, of the Ranking Minority Member's receipt of a letter 
signed by the Chairman providing notice of the Chairman's intent to 
issue a subpoena, including an identification of all individuals and 
items sought to be subpoenaed. Delivery and receipt of the signed notice 
and signed disapproval letters and any additional communications related 
to the subpoena may be carried out by staff officers of the Chairman and 
Ranking Minority Member, and may occur through electronic mail. If a 
subpoena is disapproved by the Ranking Minority Member as provided in 
this subsection, the subpoena may be authorized by vote of the Members 
of the Committee. When the Committee or Chairman authorizes subpoenas, 
subpoenas may be issued upon the signature of the Chairman or any other 
Member of the committee designated by the Chairman.
    D. Witness counsel. Counsel retained by any witness and accompanying 
such witness shall be permitted to be present during the testimony of 
such witness at any public or executive hearing or deposition to advise 
such witness while he or she is testifying, of his or her legal rights; 
provided, however, that in the case of any witness who is an officer or 
employee of the Government, or of a corporation or association, the 
Committee Chairman may rule that representation by counsel from the 
Government, corporation, or association or by counsel representing other 
witnesses, creates a conflict of interest, and that the witness may only 
be represented during interrogation by staff or during testimony before 
the Committee by personal counsel not from the Government, corporation, 
or association or by personal counsel not representing other witnesses. 
This subsection shall not be construed to excuse a witness from 
testifying in the event his or her counsel is ejected for conducting 
himself or herself in such manner so as to prevent, impede, disrupt, 
obstruct or interfere with the orderly administration of the hearings; 
nor shall this subsection be construed as authorizing counsel to coach 
the witness or answer for the witness. The failure of any witness to 
secure counsel shall not excuse such witness from complying with a 
subpoena or deposition notice.
    E. Witness transcripts. An accurate electronic or stenographic 
record shall be kept of the testimony of all witnesses in executive and 
public hearings. The record of his or her testimony whether in public or 
executive session shall be made available for inspection by the witness 
or his or her counsel under Committee supervision; a copy of any 
testimony given in public session or that part of the testimony given by 
the witness in executive session and subsequently quoted or made part of 
the record in a public session shall be provided to any witness at his 
or her expense if he or she so requests. Upon inspecting his or her 
transcript, within a time limit set by the chief clerk of the Committee, 
a witness may request changes in the transcript to correct errors of 
transcription and grammatical errors; the Chairman or a staff officer 
designated by him/her shall rule on such requests.
    F. Impugned persons. Any person whose name is mentioned or is 
specifically identified, and who believes that evidence presented, or 
comment made by a Member of the Committee or staff officer, at a public 
hearing or at a closed hearing concerning which there have been public 
reports, tends to impugn his or her character or adversely affect his or 
her reputation may:
          (a) File a sworn statement of facts relevant to the evidence 
        or comment, which statement shall be considered for placement in 
        the hearing record by the Committee;
          (b) Request the opportunity to appear personally before the 
        Committee to testify in his or her own behalf, which request 
        shall be considered by the Committee; and
          (c) Submit questions in writing which he or she requests be 
        used for the cross-examination of other witnesses called by the 
        Committee, which questions shall be considered for use by the 
        Committee.
    G. Radio, television, and photography. The Committee, or any 
Subcommittee thereof, may permit the proceedings of hearings which are 
open to the public to be photographed and broadcast by radio, television 
or both, subject to such conditions as the Committee, or Subcommittee, 
may impose. (Rule XXVI, Sec. 5(c), Standing Rules of the Senate.)
    H. Advance Statements of Witnesses. A witness appearing before the 
Committee, or any Subcommittee thereof, shall provide electronically a 
written statement of his or her proposed testimony at least 48 hours 
prior to his or her appearance. This requirement may be waived by the 
Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member following their determination 
that there is good cause for failure of compliance. (Rule XXVI, Sec. 
4(b), Standing Rules of the Senate.)
    I. Minority witnesses. In any hearings conducted by the Committee, 
or any Subcommittee thereof, the Minority Members of the Committee or 
Subcommittee shall be entitled, upon request to the Chairman by a 
majority of the Minority Members, to call witnesses of their selection 
during at least 1 day of such hearings. (Rule XXVI, Sec. 4(d), Standing 
Rules of the Senate.)
    J. Swearing in witnesses. In any hearings conducted by the 
Committee, the Chairman or his or her designee may swear in each witness 
prior to their testimony.
    K. Full Committee depositions. Depositions may be taken prior to or 
after a hearing as provided in this subsection.
          (1) Notices for the taking of depositions shall be authorized 
        and issued by the Chairman, with the approval of the Ranking 
        Minority Member of the Committee. The Chairman may initiate 
        depositions without the approval of the Ranking Minority Member 
        where the Chairman has not received a letter of disapproval of 
        the deposition signed by the Ranking Minority Member within 72 
        hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays in which 
        the Senate is not in session, of the Ranking Minority Member's 
        receipt of a letter signed by the Chairman providing notice of 
        the Chairman's intent to issue a deposition notice, including 
        identification of all individuals sought to be deposed. Delivery 
        and receipt of the signed notice and signed disapproval letter 
        and any additional communications related to the deposition may 
        be carried out by staff officers of the Chairman and Ranking 
        Member, and may occur through electronic mail. If a deposition 
        notice is disapproved by the Ranking Minority Member as provided 
        in this subsection, the deposition notice may be authorized by a 
        vote of the Members of the Committee. Committee deposition 
        notices shall specify a time and place for examination, and the 
        name of the Committee Member or Members or staff officer or 
        officers who will take the deposition. Unless otherwise 
        specified, the deposition shall be in private. The Committee 
        shall not initiate procedures leading to criminal or civil 
        enforcement proceedings for a witness's failure to appear or 
        produce unless the deposition notice was accompanied by a 
        Committee subpoena.
          (2) Witnesses may be accompanied at a deposition by counsel to 
        advise them of their legal rights, subject to the provisions of 
        Rule 5D.
          (3) Oaths at depositions may be administered by an individual 
        authorized by local law to administer oaths. Questions shall be 
        propounded orally by a Committee Member or Members or staff. If 
        a witness objects to a question and refuses to testify, the 
        objection shall be noted for the record and the Committee Member 
        or Members or staff may proceed with the remainder of the 
        deposition.
          (4) The Committee shall see that the testimony is transcribed 
        or electronically recorded (which may include audio or audio/
        video recordings). If it is transcribed, the transcript shall be 
        made available for inspection by the witness or his or her 
        counsel under Committee supervision. The witness shall sign a 
        copy of the transcript and may request changes to it, which 
        shall be handled in accordance with the procedure set forth in 
        subsection (E). If the witness fails to sign a copy, the staff 
        shall note that fact on the transcript. The individual 
        administering the oath shall certify on the transcript that the 
        witness was duly sworn in his or her presence, the transcriber 
        shall certify that the transcript is a true record of the 
        testimony, and the transcript shall then be filed with the chief 
        clerk of the Committee. The Chairman or a staff officer 
        designated by him/her may stipulate with the witness to changes 
        in the procedure; deviations from this procedure which do not 
        substantially impair the reliability of the record shall not 
        relieve the witness from his or her obligation to testify 
        truthfully.

                 Rule 6. Committee Reporting Procedures
    A. Timely filing. When the Committee has ordered a measure or matter 
reported, following final action, the report thereon shall be filed in 
the Senate at the earliest practicable time. (Rule XXVI, Sec. 10(b), 
Standing Rules of the Senate.)
    B. Supplemental, Minority, and additional views. A Member of the 
Committee who gives notice of his or her intention to file supplemental, 
Minority, or additional views at the time of final Committee approval of 
a measure or matter shall be entitled to not less than 3 calendar days 
in which to file such views, in writing, with the chief clerk of the 
Committee. Such views shall then be included in the Committee report and 
printed in the same volume, as a part thereof, and their inclusion shall 
be noted on the cover of the report. In the absence of timely notice, 
the Committee report may be filed and printed immediately without such 
views. (Rule XXVI, Sec. 10(c), Standing Rules of the Senate.)
    C. Notice by Subcommittee Chairmen. The Chairman of each 
Subcommittee shall notify the Chairman in writing whenever any measure 
has been ordered reported by such Subcommittee and is ready for 
consideration by the full Committee.
    D. Draft reports of Subcommittees. All draft reports prepared by 
Subcommittees of this Committee on any measure or matter referred to it 
by the Chairman shall be in the form, style, and arrangement required to 
conform to the applicable provisions of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate, and shall be in accordance with the established practices 
followed by the Committee. Upon completion of such draft reports, copies 
thereof shall be filed with the chief clerk of the Committee at the 
earliest practicable time.
    E. Impact statements in reports. All Committee reports, accompanying 
a bill or joint resolution of a public character reported by the 
Committee, shall contain (1) an estimate, made by the Committee, of the 
costs which would be incurred in carrying out the legislation for the 
then current fiscal year and for each of the next 5 years thereafter (or 
for the authorized duration of the proposed legislation, if less than 5 
years); and (2) a comparison of such cost estimates with any made by a 
Federal agency; or (3) in lieu of such estimate or comparison, or both, 
a statement of the reasons for failure by the Committee to comply with 
these requirements as impracticable, in the event of inability to comply 
therewith. (Rule XXVI, Sec. 11(a), Standing Rules of the Senate.)
    Each such report shall also contain an evaluation, made by the 
Committee, of the regulatory impact which would be incurred in carrying 
out the bill or joint resolution. The evaluation shall include (a) an 
estimate of the numbers of individuals and businesses who would be 
regulated and a determination of the groups and classes of such 
individuals and businesses, (b) a determination of the economic impact 
of such regulation on the individuals, consumers, and businesses 
affected, (c) a determination of the impact on the personal privacy of 
the individuals affected, and (d) a determination of the amount of 
paperwork that will result from the regulations to be promulgated 
pursuant to the bill or joint resolution, which determination may 
include, but need not be limited to, estimates of the amount of time and 
financial costs required of affected parties, showing whether the 
effects of the bill or joint resolution could be substantial, as well as 
reasonable estimates of the record keeping requirements that may be 
associated with the bill or joint resolution. Or, in lieu of the 
foregoing evaluation, the report shall include a statement of the 
reasons for failure by the Committee to comply with these requirements 
as impracticable, in the event of inability to comply therewith. (Rule 
XXVI, Sec. 11(b), Standing Rules of the Senate.)

            Rule 7. Subcommittees and Subcommittee Procedures
    A. Regularly established Subcommittees. The Committee shall have 
three regularly established Subcommittees. The Subcommittees are as 
follows:
    Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

    Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management

    Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management

    B. Ad hoc Subcommittees. Following consultation with the Ranking 
Minority Member, the Chairman shall, from time to time, establish such 
ad hoc Subcommittees as he/she deems necessary to expedite Committee 
business.
    C. Subcommittee membership. Following consultation with the Majority 
Members, and the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee, the Chairman 
shall announce selections for membership on the Subcommittees referred 
to in paragraphs A and B, above.
          (1) The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member shall serve as 
        nonvoting ex officio members of the subcommittees on which they 
        do not serve as voting members.
          (2) Any Member of the Committee may attend hearings held by 
        any subcommittee and question witnesses testifying before that 
        Subcommittee, subject to the approval of the Subcommittee 
        Chairman and Ranking Member.
    D. Subcommittee meetings and hearings. Each Subcommittee of this 
Committee is authorized to establish meeting dates and adopt rules not 
inconsistent with the rules of the Committee except as provided in Rules 
2(D) and 7(E).
    E. Subcommittee subpoenas. Each Subcommittee is authorized to adopt 
rules concerning subpoenas which need not be consistent with the rules 
of the Committee; provided, however, that in the event the Subcommittee 
authorizes the issuance of a subpoena pursuant to its own rules, a 
written notice of intent to issue the subpoena shall be provided to the 
Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee, or staff officers 
designated by them, by the Subcommittee Chairman or a staff officer 
designated by him/her immediately upon such authorization, and no 
subpoena shall be issued for at least 48 hours, excluding Saturdays and 
Sundays, from delivery to the appropriate offices, unless the Chairman 
and Ranking Minority Member waive the 48-hour waiting period or unless 
the Subcommittee Chairman certifies in writing to the Chairman and 
Ranking Minority Member that, in his or her opinion, it is necessary to 
issue a subpoena immediately.
    F. Subcommittee budgets. During the first year of a new Congress, 
each Subcommittee that requires authorization for the expenditure of 
funds for the conduct of inquiries and investigations, shall file with 
the chief clerk of the Committee, by a date and time prescribed by the 
Chairman, its request for funds for the two (2) 12-month periods 
beginning on March 1 and extending through and including the last day of 
February of the 2 following years, which years comprise that Congress. 
Each such request shall be submitted on the budget form prescribed by 
the Committee on Rules and Administration, and shall be accompanied by a 
written justification addressed to the Chairman of the Committee, which 
shall include (1) a statement of the Subcommittee's area of activities, 
(2) its accomplishments during the preceding Congress detailed year by 
year, and (3) a table showing a comparison between (a) the funds 
authorized for expenditure during the preceding Congress detailed year 
by year, (b) the funds actually expended during that Congress detailed 
year by year, (c) the amount requested for each year of the Congress, 
and (d) the number of professional and clerical staff members and 
consultants employed by the Subcommittee during the preceding Congress 
detailed year by year and the number of such personnel requested for 
each year of the Congress. The Chairman may request additional reports 
from the Subcommittees regarding their activities and budgets at any 
time during a Congress. (Rule XXVI, Sec. 9, Standing Rules of the 
Senate.)

              Rule 8. Confirmation Standards and Procedures
    A. Standards. In considering a nomination, the Committee shall 
inquire into the nominee's experience, qualifications, suitability, and 
integrity to serve in the position to which he or she has been 
nominated. The Committee shall recommend confirmation, upon finding that 
the nominee has the necessary integrity and is affirmatively qualified 
by reason of training, education, or experience to carry out the 
functions of the office to which he or she was nominated.
    B. Information concerning the Nominee. Each nominee shall submit the 
following information to the Committee:
          (1) A detailed biographical resume which contains information 
        relating to education, employment, and achievements;
          (2) Financial information, in such specificity as the 
        Committee deems necessary, including a list of assets and 
        liabilities of the nominee and tax returns for the 3 years 
        preceding the time of his or her nomination, and copies of other 
        relevant documents requested by the Committee, such as a 
        proposed blind trust agreement, necessary for the Committee's 
        consideration; and,
          (3) Copies of other relevant documents the Committee may 
        request, such as responses to questions concerning the policies 
        and programs the nominee intends to pursue upon taking office.
    At the request of the Chairman or the Ranking Minority Member, a 
nominee shall be required to submit a certified financial statement 
compiled by an independent auditor.
    Information received pursuant to this subsection shall be made 
available for public inspection; provided, however, that tax returns 
shall, after review by persons designated in subsection (C) of this 
rule, be placed under seal to ensure confidentiality.
    C. Procedures for Committee inquiry. The Committee shall conduct an 
inquiry into the experience, qualifications, suitability, and integrity 
of nominees, and shall give particular attention to the following 
matters:
          (1) A review of the biographical information provided by the 
        nominee, including, but not limited to, any professional 
        activities related to the duties of the office to which he or 
        she is nominated;
          (2) A review of the financial information provided by the 
        nominee, including tax returns for the 3 years preceding the 
        time of his or her nomination;
          (3) A review of any actions, taken or proposed by the nominee, 
        to remedy conflicts of interest; and
          (4) A review of any personal or legal matter which may bear 
        upon the nominee's qualifications for the office to which he or 
        she is nominated.
    For the purpose of assisting the Committee in the conduct of this 
inquiry, a Majority investigator or investigators shall be designated by 
the Chairman and a Minority investigator or investigators shall be 
designated by the Ranking Minority Member. The Chairman, Ranking 
Minority Member, other Members of the Committee, and designated 
investigators shall have access to all investigative reports on nominees 
prepared by any Federal agency, except that only the Chairman, the 
Ranking Minority Member, or other Members of the Committee, upon 
request, shall have access to the report of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation. The Committee may request the assistance of the U.S. 
Government Accountability Office and any other such expert opinion as 
may be necessary in conducting its review of information provided by 
nominees.
    D. Report on the Nominee. After a review of all information 
pertinent to the nomination, a confidential report on the nominee shall 
be made in the case of judicial nominees and may be made in the case of 
non-judicial nominees by the designated investigators to the Chairman 
and the Ranking Minority Member and, upon request, to any other Member 
of the Committee. The report shall summarize the steps taken by the 
Committee during its investigation of the nominee and the results of the 
Committee inquiry, including any unresolved matters that have been 
raised during the course of the inquiry.
    E. Hearings. The Committee shall conduct a public hearing during 
which the nominee shall be called to testify under oath on all matters 
relating to his or her suitability for office, including the policies 
and programs which he or she will pursue while in that position. No 
hearing shall be held until at least 72 hours after the following events 
have occurred: The nominee has responded to pre-hearing questions 
submitted by the Committee; and, if applicable, the report described in 
subsection (D) has been made to the Chairman and Ranking Minority 
Member, and is available to other Members of the Committee, upon 
request.
    F. Action on confirmation. A mark-up on a nomination shall not occur 
on the same day that the hearing on the nominee is held. In order to 
assist the Committee in reaching a recommendation on confirmation, the 
staff may make an oral presentation to the Committee at the mark-up, 
factually summarizing the nominee's background and the steps taken 
during the pre-hearing inquiry.
    G. Application. The procedures contained in subsections (C), (D), 
(E), and (F) of this rule shall apply to persons nominated by the 
President to positions requiring their full-time service. At the 
discretion of the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, those procedures 
may apply to persons nominated by the President to serve on a part-time 
basis.

           Rule 9. Personnel Actions Affecting Committee Staff
    In accordance with Rule XLII of the Standing Rules of the Senate and 
the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-1), all personnel 
actions affecting the staff of the Committee shall be made free from any 
discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, 
age, state of physical handicap, or disability.

                 Rule 10. Apprisal of Committee Business
    The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member shall keep each other 
apprised of hearings, investigations, and other Committee business.
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
             HSGAC_Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

   Rules of Procedure of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

             161 Cong. Rec. S1152 (daily ed. Feb. 26, 2015)
    1. No public hearing connected with an investigation may be held 
without the approval of either the Chairman and the Ranking Minority 
Member or a majority of the Members of the Subcommittee. In all cases, 
notification to all Subcommittee Members of the intent to hold hearings 
must be given at least 7 days in advance to the date of the hearing. The 
Ranking Minority Member should be kept fully apprised of preliminary 
inquiries, investigations, and hearings. Preliminary inquiries may be 
initiated by the Subcommittee Majority staff upon the approval of the 
Chairman and notice of such approval to the Ranking Minority Member, 
Minority Staff Director, or the Minority Chief Counsel. Preliminary 
inquiries may be undertaken by the Minority staff upon the approval of 
the Ranking Minority Member and notice of such approval to the Chairman, 
Staff Director, or Chief Counsel. Investigations may be undertaken upon 
the approval of the Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member with notice 
of such approval to all Members of the Subcommittee.
    No public hearing shall be held if the Minority Members of the 
Subcommittee unanimously object, unless the full Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs (the "Committee") approves of such 
public hearing by a majority vote.
    Senate Rules will govern all closed sessions convened by the 
Subcommittee (Rule XXVI, Sec. 5(b), Standing Rules of the Senate).
    2. Subpoenas for witnesses, as well as documents and records, may be 
authorized and issued by the Chairman, or any other Member of the 
Subcommittee designated by him or her, with notice to the Ranking 
Minority Member. A written notice of intent to issue a subpoena shall be 
provided to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee, 
or staff officers designated by them, by the Chairman or a staff officer 
designated by him or her, immediately upon such authorization, and no 
subpoena shall be issued for at least 48 hours, excluding Saturdays and 
Sundays, from delivery to the appropriate offices, unless the Chairman 
and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee waive the 48 hour waiting 
period or unless the Chairman certifies in writing to the Chairman and 
Ranking Minority Member of the Committee that, in his or her opinion, it 
is necessary to issue a subpoena immediately.
    3. The Chairman shall have the authority to call meetings of the 
Subcommittee. This authority may be delegated by the Chairman to any 
other Member of the Subcommittee when necessary.
    4. If at least three Members of the Subcommittee desire the Chairman 
to call a special meeting, they may file, in the office of the 
Subcommittee, a written request therefor, addressed to the Chairman. 
Immediately thereafter, the clerk of the Subcommittee shall notify the 
Chairman of such request. If, within 3 calendar days after the filing of 
such request, the Chairman fails to call the requested special meeting, 
which is to be held within 7 calendar days after the filing of such 
request, a majority of the Subcommittee Members may file in the office 
of the Subcommittee their written notice that a special Subcommittee 
meeting will be held, specifying the date and hour thereof, and the 
Subcommittee shall meet on that date and hour. Immediately upon the 
filing of such notice, the Subcommittee clerk shall notify all 
Subcommittee Members that such special meeting will be held and inform 
them of its date and hour. If the Chairman is not present at any 
regular, additional or special meeting, the Ranking Majority Member 
present shall preside.
    5. For public or executive sessions, one Member of the Subcommittee 
shall constitute a quorum for the administering of oaths and the taking 
of testimony in any given case or subject matter.
    One-third of the Members of the Subcommittee shall constitute a 
quorum for the transaction of Subcommittee business other than the 
administering of oaths and the taking of testimony, provided that at 
least one member of the minority is present.
    6. All witnesses at public or executive hearings who testify to 
matters of fact shall be sworn.
    7. If, during public or executive sessions, a witness, his or her 
counsel, or any spectator conducts himself or herself in such a manner 
as to prevent, impede, disrupt, obstruct, or interfere with the orderly 
administration of such hearing, the Chairman or presiding Member of the 
Subcommittee present during such hearing may request the Sergeant at 
Arms of the Senate, his or her representative, or any law enforcement 
official to eject said person from the hearing room.
    8. Counsel retained by any witness and accompanying such witness 
shall be permitted to be present during the testimony of such witness at 
any public or executive hearing and to advise such witness while he or 
she is testifying of his or her legal rights; provided, however, that in 
the case of any witness who is an officer or employee of the government, 
or of a corporation or association, the Chairman may rule that 
representation by counsel from the government, corporation, or 
association, or by counsel representing another witness, creates a 
conflict of interest, and that the witness may only be represented 
during interrogation by Subcommittee staff or during testimony before 
the Subcommittee by personal counsel not from the government, 
corporation, or association, or by personal counsel not representing 
another witness. This rule shall not be construed to excuse a witness 
from testifying in the event his or her counsel is ejected for 
conducting himself or herself in such a manner so as to prevent, impede, 
disrupt, obstruct, or interfere with the orderly administration of the 
hearings; nor shall this rule be construed as authorizing counsel to 
coach the witness or answer for the witness. The failure of any witness 
to secure counsel shall not excuse such witness from complying with a 
subpoena or deposition notice.
    9. Depositions.
          9.1 Notice. Notices for the taking of depositions in an 
        investigation authorized by the Subcommittee shall be authorized 
        and issued by the Chairman. The Chairman of the Committee and 
        the Ranking Minority Member of the Subcommittee shall be kept 
        fully apprised of the authorization for the taking of 
        depositions. Such notices shall specify a time and place of 
        examination, and the name of the Subcommittee Member or Members 
        or staff officer or officers who will take the deposition. The 
        deposition shall be in private. The Subcommittee shall not 
        initiate procedures leading to criminal or civil enforcement 
        proceedings for a witness's failure to appear unless the 
        deposition notice was accompanied by a Subcommittee subpoena.
          9.2 Counsel. Witnesses may be accompanied at a deposition by 
        counsel to advise them of their legal rights, subject to the 
        provisions of Rule 8.
          9.3 Procedure. Witnesses shall be examined upon oath 
        administered by an individual authorized by local law to 
        administer oaths. Questions shall be propounded orally by 
        Subcommittee Members or staff. Objections by the witness as to 
        the form of questions shall be noted for the record. If a 
        witness objects to a question and refuses to testify on the 
        basis of relevance or privilege, the Subcommittee Members or 
        staff may proceed with the deposition, or may, at that time or 
        at a subsequent time, seek a ruling by telephone or otherwise on 
        the objection from the Chairman or such Subcommittee Member as 
        designated by him or her. If the Chairman or designated Member 
        overrules the objection, he or she may refer the matter to the 
        Subcommittee or he or she may order and direct the witness to 
        answer the question, but the Subcommittee shall not initiate 
        procedures leading to civil or criminal enforcement unless the 
        witness refuses to testify after he or she has been ordered and 
        directed to answer by the Chairman or designated Member.
          9.4 Filing. The Subcommittee staff shall see that the 
        testimony is transcribed or electronically recorded. If it is 
        transcribed, the witness shall be furnished with a copy for 
        review pursuant to the provisions of Rule 12. The individual 
        administering the oath shall certify on the transcript that the 
        witness was duly sworn in his or her presence, the transcriber 
        shall certify that the transcript is a true record of the 
        testimony, and the transcript shall then be filed with the 
        Subcommittee clerk. Subcommittee staff may stipulate with the 
        witness to changes in this procedure; deviations from this 
        procedure which do not substantially impair the reliability of 
        the record shall not relieve the witness from his or her 
        obligation to testify truthfully.
    10. Any witness desiring to read a prepared or written statement in 
executive or public hearings shall file a copy of such statement with 
the Chairman, Staff Director, or Chief Counsel 48 hours in advance of 
the hearings at which the statement is to be presented unless the 
Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member waive this requirement. The 
Subcommittee shall determine whether such statement may be read or 
placed in the record of the hearing.
    11. A witness may request, on grounds of distraction, harassment, 
personal safety, or physical discomfort, that during testimony, 
television, motion picture, and other cameras and lights, shall not be 
directed at him or her. Such requests shall be ruled on by the 
Subcommittee Members present at the hearing.
    12. An accurate stenographic record shall be kept of the testimony 
of all witnesses in executive and public hearings. The record of his or 
her own testimony, whether in public or executive session, shall be made 
available for inspection by the witness or his or her counsel under 
Subcommittee supervision; a copy of any testimony given in public 
session or that part of the testimony given by the witness in executive 
session and subsequently quoted or made part of the record in a public 
session shall be made available to any witness at his or her expense if 
he or she so requests.
    13. Interrogation of witnesses at Subcommittee hearings shall be 
conducted on behalf of the Subcommittee by Subcommittee Members and 
authorized Subcommittee staff personnel only.
    14. Any person who is the subject of an investigation in public 
hearings may submit to the Chairman questions in writing for the cross-
examination of other witnesses called by the Subcommittee. With the 
consent of a majority of the Members of the Subcommittee present and 
voting, these questions, or paraphrased versions of them, shall be put 
to the witness by the Chairman, by a Member of the Subcommittee, or by 
counsel of the Subcommittee.
    15. Any person whose name is mentioned or who is specifically 
identified, and who believes that testimony or other evidence presented 
at a public hearing, or comment made by a Subcommittee Member or 
counsel, tends to defame him or her or otherwise adversely affect his or 
her reputation, may (a) request to appear personally before the 
Subcommittee to testify in his or her own behalf, or, in the 
alternative, (b) file a sworn statement of facts relevant to the 
testimony or other evidence or comment complained of. Such request and 
such statement shall be submitted to the Subcommittee for its 
consideration and action.
    If a person requests to appear personally before the Subcommittee 
pursuant to alternative (a) referred to herein, said request shall be 
considered untimely if it is not received by the Chairman, Staff 
Director, or Chief Counsel in writing on or before thirty (30) days 
subsequent to the day on which said person's name was mentioned or he or 
she was otherwise specifically identified during a public hearing held 
before the Subcommittee, unless the Chairman and the Ranking Minority 
Member waive this requirement.
    If a person requests to file his or her sworn statement pursuant to 
alternative (b) referred to herein, the Subcommittee may condition the 
filing of said sworn statement upon said person agreeing to appear 
personally before the Subcommittee and to testify concerning the matters 
contained in his or her sworn statement, as well as any other matters 
related to the subject of the investigation before the Subcommittee.
    16. All testimony taken in executive session shall be kept secret 
and will not be released for public information without the approval of 
a majority of the Members of the Subcommittee.
    17. No Subcommittee report shall be released to the public unless 
approved by a majority of the Subcommittee and after no less than 10 
days' notice and opportunity for comment by the Members of the 
Subcommittee unless the need for such notice and opportunity to comment 
has been waived in writing by a majority of the Minority Members of the 
Subcommittee.
    18. The Ranking Minority Member may select for appointment to the 
Subcommittee staff a Chief Counsel for the Minority and such other 
professional staff and clerical assistants as he or she deems advisable. 
The total compensation allocated to such Minority staff members shall be 
not less than one-third the total amount allocated for all Subcommittee 
staff salaries during any given year. The Minority staff shall work 
under the direction and supervision of the Ranking Minority Member. The 
Minority Staff Director and the Minority Chief Counsel shall be kept 
fully informed as to preliminary inquiries, investigations, and 
hearings, and shall have access to all material in the files of the 
Subcommittee.
    19. When it is determined by the Chairman and Ranking Minority 
Member, or by a majority of the Subcommittee, that there is reasonable 
cause to believe that a violation of law may have occurred, the Chairman 
and Ranking Minority Member by letter, or the Subcommittee by 
resolution, are authorized to report such violation to the proper State, 
local and/or Federal authorities. Such letter or report may recite the 
basis for the determination of reasonable cause. This rule is not 
authority for release of documents or testimony.
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
     HSGAC_Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency 
                               Management

Rules of Procedure of the Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and 
                          Emergency Management

             161 Cong. Rec. S1154 (daily ed. Feb. 26, 2015)
    1. Subcommittee rules. The Subcommittee shall be governed, where 
applicable, by the rules of the full Committee on Homeland Security and 
Government[al] Affairs and the Standing Rules of the Senate.
    2. Quorums.
    (A) Transaction of routine business. One-third of the membership of 
the Subcommittee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of 
routine business, provided that one Member of the Minority is present. 
For the purpose of this paragraph, the term ``routine business'' 
includes the convening of a meeting and the consideration of any 
business of the Subcommittee other than reporting to the full Committee 
on Homeland Security and Government[al] Affairs any measures, matters or 
recommendations.
    (B) Taking testimony. One Member of the Subcommittee shall 
constitute a quorum for taking sworn or unsworn testimony.
    (C) Proxies prohibited in establishment of quorum. Proxies shall not 
be considered for the establishment of a quorum.
    3. Subcommittee subpoenas. The Chairman of the Subcommittee, with 
the approval of the Ranking Minority Member of the Subcommittee, is 
authorized to subpoena the attendance of witnesses or the production of 
memoranda, documents, records, or any other materials at a hearing, 
provided that the Chairman may subpoena attendance or production without 
the approval of the Ranking Minority Member where the Chairman or a 
staff officer designated by him/her has not received notification from 
the Ranking Minority Member or a staff officer designated by him/her of 
disapproval of the subpoena within 48 hours, excluding Saturdays and 
Sundays and legal holidays in which the Senate is not in session, of 
being notified of the subpoena. If a subpoena is disapproved by the 
Ranking Minority Member as provided herein, the subpoena may be 
authorized by vote of the Members of the Subcommittee.
    Immediately upon authorization of the issuance of a subpoena under 
these rules, a written notice of intent to issue the subpoena shall be 
provided to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the full 
Committee on Homeland Security and Government[al] Affairs, or staff 
officers designated by them, by the Subcommittee Chairman or a staff 
officer designated by him/her, and no subpoena shall be issued for at 
least 48 hours, excluding Saturdays and Sundays, from delivery to the 
appropriate offices, unless the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of 
the full Committee on Homeland Security and Government[al] Affairs waive 
the 48-hour waiting period or unless the Subcommittee Chairman certifies 
in writing to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the full 
Committee that, in his or her opinion, it is necessary to issue a 
subpoena immediately.
    When the Subcommittee or its Chairman authorizes subpoenas, 
subpoenas may be issued upon the signature of the Chairman or any other 
Member of the Subcommittee designated by the Chairman.
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
     HSGAC_Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management

Rules of Procedure of the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal 
                               Management

             161 Cong. Rec. S1154 (daily ed. Feb. 26, 2015)
    (1) Subcommittee Rules. The Subcommittee shall be governed, where 
applicable, by the rules of the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs and the Standing Rules of the Senate.
    (2) Quorums. For public or executive sessions, one Member of the 
Subcommittee shall constitute a quorum for the administering of oaths 
and the taking of testimony in any given case or subject matter. One-
third of the Members of the Subcommittee shall constitute a quorum for 
the transaction of business other than the administering of oaths and 
the taking of testimony, provided that one Member of the minority is 
present. Proxies shall not be considered for the establishment of a 
quorum.
    (3) Taking Testimony. All witnesses at public or executive hearings 
who testify to matters of fact shall be sworn.
    (4) Subcommittee subpoenas. Subpoenas for witnesses, as well as 
documents and records, may be authorized and issued by the Chairman, or 
any other Member of the Subcommittee designated by him or her, with the 
approval of the Ranking Minority Member of the Subcommittee, provided 
that the Chairman may subpoena attendance or production without the 
approval of the Ranking Minority Member where the Chairman or a staff 
officer designated by him/her has not received notification from the 
Ranking Minority Member or a staff officer designated by him/her of 
disapproval of the subpoena within 24 hours excluding Saturdays and 
Sundays, of being notified of the subpoena. If the subpoena is 
disapproved by the Ranking Minority Member as provided herein, the 
subpoena may be authorized by a vote of the Members of the Subcommittee.
    A written notice of intent to issue a subpoena shall be provided to 
the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the full Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, or staff officers designated 
by them, by the Subcommittee Chairman, or a staff officer designated by 
him or her, immediatedly upon such authorization, and no subpoena shall 
be issued for at least 48 hours, excluding Saturdays and Sundays, from 
delivery to appropriate offices, unless the Chairman and Ranking 
Minority Member waive the 48 hour waiting period or unless the 
Subcommittee Chairman certifies in writing to the Chairman and Ranking 
Minority Member that, in his or her opinion, it is necessary to issue 
the subpoena immediately.
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                             Indian Affairs

                       COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS

                       Jurisdiction and Authority

          S. Res. 4, Sec. 105, 95th Cong., 1st Sess. (1977)\1\
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    \1\As amended by S. Res. 127, 98th Cong., 2d Sess. (1984). Bracketed 
terms reflect changes in the Committee's Membership for the 105th 
Congress made by S. Res. 9, 105th Cong., 1st Sess. (1997), which amended 
paragraph 3(c) of Senate Rule XXV, and the renumbering of paragraphs in 
Senate Rule XXV effected by S. Res. 274, 96th Cong., 1st Sess. (1979). 
The Committee was established as the Select Committee on Indian Affairs. 
Section 25 of S. Res. 71, 103d Cong., 1st Sess. (1993), redesignates it 
as the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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    (a)(1) There is established a Select Committee on Indian Affairs 
(hereafter in this section referred to as the ``select committee'') 
which shall consist of [fourteen] Members, [eight] to be appointed by 
the President of the Senate, upon the recommendation of the majority 
leader, from among Members of the majority party and [six] to be 
appointed by the President of the Senate, upon the recommendation of the 
minority leader, from among the Members of the minority party. The 
select committee shall select a Chairman from among its Members.
    (2) A majority of the Members of the committee shall constitute a 
quorum thereof for the transaction of business, except that the select 
committee may fix a lesser number as a quorum for the purpose of taking 
testimony. The select committee shall adopt rules of procedure not 
inconsistent with this section and the rules of the Senate governing 
standing committees of the Senate.
    (3) Vacancies in the Membership of the select committee shall not 
affect the authority of the remaining Members to execute the functions 
of the select committee.
    (4) For purposes of [paragraph 4] of rule XXV of the Standing Rules 
of the Senate, service of a Senator as a member or chairman of the 
select committee shall not be taken into account.
    (b)(1) All proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and 
other matters relating to Indian affairs shall be referred to the select 
committee.
    (2) It shall be the duty of the select committee to conduct a study 
of any and all matters pertaining to problems and opportunities of 
Indians, including but not limited to, Indian land management and trust 
responsibilities, Indian education, health, special services, and loan 
programs, and Indian claims against the United States.
    (3) The select committee shall from time to time report to the 
Senate, by bill or otherwise, its recommendations with respect to 
matters referred to the select committee or otherwise within its 
jurisdiction.
    (c)(1) For the purposes of this section, the select committee is 
authorized, in its discretion, (A) to make investigations into any 
matter within its jurisdiction, (B) to make expenditures from the 
contingent fund of the Senate, (C) to employ personnel, (D) to hold 
hearings, (E) to sit and act at any time or place during the sessions, 
recesses, and adjourned periods of the Senate, (F) to require, by 
subpoena or otherwise, the attendance of witnesses and the production of 
correspondence, books, papers, and documents, (G) to take depositions 
and other testimony, (H) to procure the services of individual 
consultants or organizations thereof, in accordance with the provisions 
of section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, and (I) 
with the prior consent of the Government department or agency concerned 
and the Committee on Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable 
basis the services of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (2) The chairman of the select committee or any member thereof may 
administer oaths to witnesses.
    (3) Subpoenas authorized by the select committee may be issued over 
the signature of the chairman, or any member of the select committee 
designated by the chairman, and may be served by any person designated 
by the chairman or the member signing the subpoena.

                           Rules of Procedure

              161 Cong. Rec. S584 (daily ed. Jan. 28, 2015)
    Rule 1. The Standing Rules of the Senate, Senate Resolution 4, and 
the provisions of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended 
by the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970, as supplemented by these 
rules, are adopted as the rules of the Committee to the extent the 
provisions of such Rules, Resolutions, and Acts are applicable to the 
Committee on Indian Affairs.

                        Meeting of the Committee
    Rule 2. The Committee shall meet on Wednesday/Thursday while the 
Congress is in session for the purpose of conducting business, unless 
for the convenience of the Members, the Chairman shall set some other 
day for a meeting. Additional meetings may be called by the Chairman as 
he may deem necessary.

                       Open Hearings and Meetings
    Rule 3(a). Hearings and business meetings of the Committee shall be 
open to the public except when the Chairman by a majority vote orders a 
closed hearing or meeting.
    (b). Except as otherwise provided in the Rules of the Senate, a 
transcript or electronic recording shall be kept of each hearing and 
business meeting of the Committee.

                            Hearing Procedure
    Rule 4(a). Public notice, including notice to Members of the 
Committee, shall be given of the date, place, and subject matter of any 
hearing to be held by the Committee at least one week in advance of such 
hearing unless the Chairman of the Committee, with the concurrence of 
the Vice Chairman, determines that holding the hearing would be non-
controversial or that special circumstances require expedited procedures 
and a majority of the Committee Members attending concurs. In no case 
shall a hearing be conducted with less than 24 hours' notice.
    (b) Each witness who is to appear before the Committee shall submit 
his or her testimony by way of electronic mail, at least 48 hours in 
advance of a hearing, in a format determined by the Committee and sent 
to an electronic mail address specified by the Committee.
    (c) Each Member shall be limited to five (5) minutes in questioning 
of any witness until such time as all Members attending who so desire 
have had an opportunity to question the witness unless the Committee 
shall decide otherwise.

                         Business Meeting Agenda
    Rule 5(a). A legislative measure or subject shall be included in the 
agenda of the next following business meeting of the Committee if a 
written request by a Member for consideration of such measure or subject 
has been filed with the Chairman of the Committee at least one week 
prior to such meeting. Nothing in this rule shall be construed to limit 
the authority of the Chairman of the Committee to include legislative 
measures or subjects on the Committee agenda in the absence of such 
request.
    (b) Any bill, resolution, or other matter to be considered by the 
Committee at a business meeting shall be filed with the Clerk of the 
Committee. Notice of, and the agenda for, any business meeting of the 
Committee, and a copy of any bill, resolution, or other matter to be 
considered at the meeting, shall be provided to each Member and made 
available to the public at least three days prior to such meeting, and 
no new items may be added after the agenda is published except by the 
approval of a majority of the Members of the Committee. The notice and 
agenda of any business meeting may be provided to the Members by 
electronic mail, provided that a paper copy will be provided to any 
Member upon request. The Clerk shall promptly notify absent Members of 
any action taken by the Committee on matters not included in the 
published agenda.
    (c) Any amendment(s) to any bill or resolution to be considered 
shall be filed with the Clerk not less than 48 hours in advance. This 
rule may be waived by the Chairman with the concurrence of the Vice 
Chairman.

                                 Quorum
    Rule 6(a). Except as provided in subsection (b), a majority of the 
Members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business of the 
Committee. Except as provided in Senate Rule XXVI 7(a), a quorum is 
presumed to be present unless the absence of a quorum is noted by a 
Member.
    (b) One Member shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of 
conducting a hearing or taking testimony on any measure or matter before 
the Committee.

                                 Voting
    Rule 7(a). A recorded vote of the Members shall be taken upon the 
request of any Member.
    (b) A measure may be reported without a recorded vote from the 
Committee unless an objection is made by a Member, in which case a 
recorded vote by the Members shall be required. A Member shall have the 
right to have his or her additional views included in the Committee 
report in accordance with Senate Rule XXVI 10.
    (c) A Committee vote to report a measure to the Senate shall also 
authorize the staff of the Committee to make necessary technical and 
conforming changes to the measure.
    (d) Proxy voting shall be permitted on all matters, except that 
proxies may not be counted for the purpose of determining the presence 
of a quorum. Unless further limited, a proxy shall be exercised only for 
the date for which it is given and upon the terms published in the 
agenda for that date.

                Sworn Testimony and Financial Statements
    Rule 8(a). Witnesses in Committee hearings may be required to give 
testimony under oath whenever the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the 
Committee deems it to be necessary.
    (b). At any hearing to confirm a Presidential nomination, the 
testimony of the nominee, and at the request of any Member, any other 
witness shall be under oath. Every nominee shall submit a financial 
statement, on forms to be perfected by the Committee, which shall be 
sworn to by the nominee as to its completeness and accuracy. All such 
statements shall be made public by the Committee unless the Committee, 
in executive session, determines that special circumstances require a 
full or partial exception to this rule.
    (c). Members of the Committee are urged to make public a complete 
disclosure of their financial interests on forms to be perfected by the 
Committee in the manner required in the case of Presidential nominees.

                         Confidential Testimony
    Rule 9. No confidential testimony taken by, or confidential material 
presented to the Committee or any report of the proceedings of a closed 
Committee hearing or business meeting shall be made public in whole or 
in part, or by way of summary, unless authorized by a majority of the 
Members of the Committee at a business meeting called for the purpose of 
making such a determination.

                          Defamatory Statements
    Rule 10. Any person whose name is mentioned or who is specifically 
identified in, or who believes that testimony or other evidence 
presented at, an open Committee hearing tends to defame him or her or 
otherwise adversely affect his or her reputation may file with the 
Committee for its consideration and action a sworn statement of facts 
relevant to such testimony or evidence.

                  Broadcasting of Hearings or Meetings
    Rule 11. Any meeting or hearing by the Committee which is open to 
the public may be covered in whole or in part by television, Internet, 
radio broadcast, or still photography. Photographers and reporters using 
mechanical recording, filming, or broadcasting devices shall position 
their equipment so as not to interfere with the sight, vision, and 
hearing of Members and staff on the dais or with the orderly process of 
the meeting or hearing.

                          Authorizing Subpoenas
    Rule 12. The Chairman may, with the agreement of the Vice Chairman, 
or the Committee may, by majority vote, authorize the issuance of 
subpoenas.

                           Amending the Rules
    Rule 13. These rules may be amended only by a vote of a majority of 
all the Members of the Committee in a business meeting of the Committee: 
Provided, that no vote may be taken on any proposed amendment unless 
such amendment is reproduced in full in the Committee agenda for such 
meeting at least seven (7) days in advance of such meeting.
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                              Intelligence

                    SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE

                         Rules of Procedure \1\
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    \1\The Select Committee on Intelligence sets forth its jurisdiction 
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             161 Cong. Rec. S1109 (daily ed. Feb. 25, 2015)

                      Rule 1. Convening of Meetings
    1.1. The regular meeting day of the Select Committee on Intelligence 
for the transaction of Committee business shall be every other Tuesday 
of each month, unless otherwise directed by the Chairman.
    1.2. The Chairman shall have authority, upon notice, to call such 
additional meetings of the Committee as the Chairman may deem necessary 
and may delegate such authority to any other member of the Committee.
    1.3. A special meeting of the Committee may be called at any time 
upon the written request of five or more members of the Committee filed 
with the Clerk of the Committee.
    1.4. In the case of any meeting of the Committee, other than a 
regularly scheduled meeting, the Clerk of the Committee shall notify 
every member of the Committee of the time and place of the meeting and 
shall give reasonable notice which, except in extraordinary 
circumstances, shall be at least 24 hours in advance of any meeting held 
in Washington, D.C. and at least 48 hours in the case of any meeting 
held outside Washington, D.C.
    1.5. If five members of the Committee have made a request in writing 
to the Chairman to call a meeting of the Committee, and the Chairman 
fails to call such a meeting within seven calendar days thereafter, 
including the day on which the written notice is submitted, these 
members may call a meeting by filing a written notice with the Clerk of 
the Committee who shall promptly notify each member of the Committee in 
writing of the date and time of the meeting.

                       Rule 2. Meeting Procedures
    2.1. Meetings of the Committee shall be open to the public except as 
provided in paragraph 5(b) of Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate.
    2.2. It shall be the duty of the Staff Director to keep or cause to 
be kept a record of all Committee proceedings.
    2.3. The Chairman of the Committee, or if the Chairman is not 
present the Vice Chairman, shall preside over all meetings of the 
Committee. In the absence of the Chairman and the Vice Chairman at any 
meeting, the ranking majority member, or if no majority member is 
present the ranking minority member present, shall preside.
    2.4. Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, decisions of the 
Committee shall be by a majority vote of the members present and voting. 
A quorum for the transaction of Committee business, including the 
conduct of executive sessions, shall consist of no less than one third 
of the Committee members, except that for the purpose of hearing 
witnesses, taking sworn testimony, and receiving evidence under oath, a 
quorum may consist of one Senator.
    2.5. A vote by any member of the Committee with respect to any 
measure or matter being considered by the Committee may be cast by proxy 
if the proxy authorization (1) is in writing; (2) designates the member 
of the Committee who is to exercise the proxy; and (3) is limited to a 
specific measure or matter and any amendments pertaining thereto. 
Proxies shall not be considered for the establishment of a quorum.
    2.6. Whenever the Committee by roll call vote reports any measure or 
matter, the report of the Committee upon such measure or matter shall 
include a tabulation of the votes cast in favor of and the votes cast in 
opposition to such measure or matter by each member of the Committee.

                          Rule 3. Subcommittees
    Creation of subcommittees shall be by majority vote of the 
Committee. Subcommittees shall deal with such legislation and oversight 
of programs and policies as the Committee may direct. The subcommittees 
shall be governed by the Rules of the Committee and by such other rules 
they may adopt which are consistent with the Rules of the Committee. 
Each subcommittee created shall have a chairman and a vice chairman who 
are selected by the Chairman and Vice Chairman, respectively.

            Rule 4. Reporting of Measures or Recommendations
    4.1. No measures or recommendations shall be reported, favorably or 
unfavorably, from the Committee unless a majority of the Committee is 
actually present and a majority concur.
    4.2. In any case in which the Committee is unable to reach a 
unanimous decision, separate views or reports may be presented by any 
member or members of the Committee.
    4.3. A member of the Committee who gives notice of intention to file 
supplemental, minority, or additional views at the time of final 
Committee approval of a measure or matter, shall be entitled to not less 
than three working days in which to file such views, in writing with the 
Clerk of the Committee. Such views shall then be included in the 
Committee report and printed in the same volume, as a part thereof, and 
their inclusion shall be noted on the cover of the report.
    4.4. Routine, non-legislative actions required of the Committee may 
be taken in accordance with procedures that have been approved by the 
Committee pursuant to these Committee Rules.

                           Rule 5. Nominations
    5.1. Unless otherwise ordered by the Committee, nominations referred 
to the Committee shall be held for at least 14 days before being voted 
on by the Committee.
    5.2. Each member of the Committee shall be promptly furnished a copy 
of all nominations referred to the Committee.
    5.3. Nominees who are invited to appear before the Committee shall 
be heard in public session, except as provided in Rule 2.1.
    5.4. No confirmation hearing shall be held sooner than seven days 
after receipt of the background and financial disclosure statement 
unless the time limit is waived by a majority vote of the Committee.
    5.5. The Committee vote on the confirmation shall not be sooner than 
48 hours after the Committee has received transcripts of the 
confirmation hearing unless the time limit is waived by unanimous 
consent of the Committee.
    5.6. No nomination shall be reported to the Senate unless the 
nominee has filed a background and financial disclosure statement with 
the Committee.

                         Rule 6. Investigations
    No investigation shall be initiated by the Committee unless at least 
five members of the Committee have specifically requested the Chairman 
or the Vice Chairman to authorize such an investigation. Authorized 
investigations may be conducted by members of the Committee and/or 
designated Committee staff members.

                            Rule 7. Subpoenas
    Subpoenas authorized by the Committee for the attendance of 
witnesses or the production of memoranda, documents, records, or any 
other material may be issued by the Chairman, the Vice Chairman, or any 
member of the Committee designated by the Chairman, and may be served by 
any person designated by the Chairman, Vice Chairman or member issuing 
the subpoenas. Each subpoena shall have attached thereto a copy of S. 
Res. 400 of the 94th Congress, and a copy of these rules.

          Rule 8. Procedures Related to the Taking of Testimony
    8.1. Notice.--Witnesses required to appear before the Committee 
shall be given reasonable notice and all witnesses shall be furnished a 
copy of these Rules.
    8.2. Oath or Affirmation.--At the direction of the Chairman or Vice 
Chairman, testimony of witnesses shall be given under oath or 
affirmation which may be administered by any member of the Committee.
    8.3. Interrogation.--Committee interrogation shall be conducted by 
members of the Committee and such Committee staff as are authorized by 
the Chairman, Vice Chairman, or the presiding member.
    8.4. Counsel for the Witness.--(a) Any witness may be accompanied by 
counsel. A witness who is unable to obtain counsel may inform the 
Committee of such fact. If the witness informs the Committee of this 
fact at least 24 hours prior to his or her appearance before the 
Committee, the Committee shall then endeavor to obtain voluntary counsel 
for the witness. Failure to obtain such counsel will not excuse the 
witness from appearing and testifying.
    (b) Counsel shall conduct themselves in an ethical and professional 
manner. Failure to do so shall, upon a finding to that effect by a 
majority of the members present, subject such counsel to disciplinary 
action which may include warning, censure, removal, or a recommendation 
of contempt proceedings.
    (c) There shall be no direct or cross-examination by counsel. 
However, counsel may submit any question in writing to the Committee and 
request the Committee to propound such question to the counsel's client 
or to any other witness. The counsel also may suggest the presentation 
of other evidence or the calling of other witnesses. The Committee may 
use or dispose of such questions or suggestions as it deems appropriate.
    8.5. Statements by Witnesses.--Witnesses may make brief and relevant 
statements at the beginning and conclusion of their testimony. Such 
statements shall not exceed a reasonable period of time as determined by 
the Chairman, or other presiding members. Any witness required or 
desiring to make a prepared or written statement for the record of the 
proceedings shall file a paper and electronic copy with the Clerk of the 
Committee, and insofar as practicable and consistent with the notice 
given, shall do so at least 48 hours in advance of his or her appearance 
before the Committee.
    8.6. Objections and Rulings.--Any objection raised by a witness or 
counsel shall be ruled upon by the Chairman or other presiding member, 
and such ruling shall be the ruling of the Committee unless a majority 
of the Committee present overrules the ruling of the chair.
    8.7. Inspection and Correction.--All witnesses testifying before the 
Committee shall be given a reasonable opportunity to inspect, in the 
office of the Committee, the transcript of their testimony to determine 
whether such testimony was correctly transcribed. The witness may be 
accompanied by counsel. Any corrections the witness desires to make in 
the transcript shall be submitted in writing to the Committee within 
five days from the date when the transcript was made available to the 
witness. Corrections shall be limited to grammar and minor editing, and 
may not be made to change the substance of the testimony. Any questions 
arising with respect to such corrections shall be decided by the 
Chairman. Upon request, the Committee may provide to a witness those 
parts of testimony given by that witness in executive session which are 
subsequently quoted or made part of a public record, at the expense of 
the witness.
    8.8. Requests To Testify.--The Committee will consider requests to 
testify on any matter or measure pending before the Committee. A person 
who believes that testimony or other evidence presented at a public 
hearing, or any comment made by a Committee member or a member of the 
Committee staff, may tend to affect adversely that person's reputation, 
may request to appear personally before the Committee to testify or may 
file a sworn statement of facts relevant to the testimony, evidence, or 
comment, or may submit to the Chairman proposed questions in writing for 
the cross-examination of other witnesses. The Committee shall take such 
action as it deems appropriate.
    8.9. Contempt Procedures.--No recommendation that a person be cited 
for contempt of Congress or that a subpoena be otherwise enforced shall 
be forwarded to the Senate unless and until the Committee has, upon 
notice to all its members, met and considered the recommendation, 
afforded the person an opportunity to oppose such contempt or subpoena 
enforcement proceeding either in writing or in person, and agreed by 
majority vote of the Committee to forward such recommendation to the 
Senate.
    8.10. Release of Name of Witness.--Unless authorized by the 
Chairman, the name of any witness scheduled to be heard by the Committee 
shall not be released prior to, or after, appearing before the 
Committee. Upon authorization by the Chairman to release the name of a 
witness under this paragraph, the Vice Chairman shall be notified of 
such authorization as soon as practicable thereafter. No name of any 
witness shall be released if such release would disclose classified 
information, unless authorized under Section 8 of S. Res. 400 of the 
94th Congress or Rule 9.7.

   Rule 9. Procedures for Handling Classified or Committee Sensitive 
                                Material
    9.1. Committee staff offices shall operate under strict precautions. 
At least one United States Capitol Police Officer shall be on duty at 
all times at the entrance of the Committee to control entry. Before 
entering the Committee office space all persons shall identify 
themselves and provide identification as requested.
    9.2. Classified documents and material shall be stored in authorized 
security containers located within the Committee's Sensitive 
Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF). Copying, duplicating, or 
removing from the Committee offices of such documents and other 
materials is prohibited except as is necessary for the conduct of 
Committee business, and in conformity with Rule 10.3 hereof. All 
classified documents or materials removed from the Committee offices for 
such authorized purposes must be returned to the Committee's SCIF for 
overnight storage.
    9.3. ``Committee sensitive'' means information or material that 
pertains to the confidential business or proceedings of the Select 
Committee on Intelligence, within the meaning of paragraph 5 of Rule 
XXIX of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and is: (1) in the possession 
or under the control of the Committee; (2) discussed or presented in an 
executive session of the Committee; (3) the work product of a Committee 
member or staff member; (4) properly identified or marked by a Committee 
member or staff member who authored the document; or (5) designated as 
such by the Chairman and Vice Chairman (or by the Staff Director and 
Minority Staff Director acting on their behalf). Committee sensitive 
documents and materials that are classified shall be handled in the same 
manner as classified documents and material in Rule 9.2. Unclassified 
committee sensitive documents and materials shall be stored in a manner 
to protect against unauthorized disclosure.
    9.4. Each member of the Committee shall at all times have access to 
all papers and other material received from any source. The Staff 
Director shall be responsible for the maintenance, under appropriate 
security procedures, of a document control and accountability registry 
which will number and identify all classified papers and other 
classified materials in the possession of the Committee, and such 
registry shall be available to any member of the Committee.
    9.5. Whenever the Select Committee on Intelligence makes classified 
material available to any other committee of the Senate or to any member 
of the Senate not a member of the Committee, such material shall be 
accompanied by a verbal or written notice to the recipients advising of 
their responsibility to protect such materials pursuant to section 8 of 
S. Res. 400 of the 94th Congress. The Security Director of the Committee 
shall ensure that such notice is provided and shall maintain a written 
record identifying the particular information transmitted and the 
committee or members of the Senate receiving such information.
    9.6. Access to classified information supplied to the Committee 
shall be limited to those Committee staff members with appropriate 
security clearance and a need-to-know, as determined by the Committee, 
and, under the Committee's direction, the Staff Director and Minority 
Staff Director.
    9.7. No member of the Committee or of the Committee staff shall 
disclose, in whole or in part or by way of summary, the contents of any 
classified or committee sensitive papers, materials, briefings, 
testimony, or other information in the possession of the Committee to 
any other person, except as specified in this rule. Committee members 
and staff do not need prior approval to disclose classified or committee 
sensitive information to persons in the Executive branch, the members 
and staff of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and 
the members and staff of the Senate, provided that the following 
conditions are met: (1) for classified information, the recipients of 
the information must possess appropriate security clearances (or have 
access to the information by virtue of their office); (2) for all 
information, the recipients of the information must have a need-to-know 
such information for an official governmental purpose; and (3) for all 
information, the Committee members and staff who provide the information 
must be engaged in the routine performance of Committee legislative or 
oversight duties. Otherwise, classified and committee sensitive 
information may only be disclosed to persons outside the Committee (to 
include any congressional committee, Member of Congress, congressional 
staff, or specified non-governmental persons who support intelligence 
activities) with the prior approval of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of 
the Committee, or the Staff Director and Minority Staff Director acting 
on their behalf, consistent with the requirements that classified 
information may only be disclosed to persons with appropriate security 
clearances and a need-to-know such information for an official 
governmental purpose. Public disclosure of classified information in the 
possession of the Committee may only be authorized in accordance with 
Section 8 of S. Res. 400 of the 94th Congress.
    9.8. Failure to abide by Rule 9.7 shall constitute grounds for 
referral to the Select Committee on Ethics pursuant to Section 8 of S. 
Res. 400 of the 94th Congress. Prior to a referral to the Select 
Committee on Ethics pursuant to Section 8 of S. Res. 400, the Chairman 
and Vice Chairman shall notify the Majority Leader and Minority Leader.
    9.9. Before the Committee makes any decision regarding the 
disposition of any testimony, papers, or other materials presented to 
it, the Committee members shall have a reasonable opportunity to examine 
all pertinent testimony, papers, and other materials that have been 
obtained by the members of the Committee or the Committee staff.
    9.10. Attendance of persons outside the Committee at closed meetings 
of the Committee shall be kept at a minimum and shall be limited to 
persons with appropriate security clearance and a need-to-know the 
information under consideration for the execution of their official 
duties. The Security Director of the Committee may require that notes 
taken at such meetings by any person in attendance shall be returned to 
the secure storage area in the Committee's offices at the conclusion of 
such meetings, and may be made available to the department, agency, 
office, committee or entity concerned only in accordance with the 
security procedures of the Committee.

                             Rule 10. Staff
    10.1. For purposes of these rules, Committee staff includes 
employees of the Committee, consultants to the Committee, or any other 
person engaged by contract or otherwise to perform services for or at 
the request of the Committee. To the maximum extent practicable, the 
Committee shall rely on its full-time employees to perform all staff 
functions. No individual may be retained as staff of the Committee or to 
perform services for the Committee unless that individual holds 
appropriate security clearances.
    10.2. The appointment of Committee staff shall be approved by the 
Chairman and Vice Chairman, acting jointly, or, at the initiative of 
both or either be confirmed by a majority vote of the Committee. After 
approval or confirmation, the Chairman shall certify Committee staff 
appointments to the Financial Clerk of the Senate in writing. No 
Committee staff shall be given access to any classified information or 
regular access to the Committee offices, until such Committee staff has 
received an appropriate security clearance as described in Section 6 of 
S. Res. 400 of the 94th Congress.
    10.3. The Committee staff works for the Committee as a whole, under 
the supervision of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Committee. The 
duties of the Committee staff shall be performed, and Committee staff 
personnel affairs and day-to-day operations, including security and 
control of classified documents and material, shall be administered 
under the direct supervision and control of the Staff Director. All 
Committee staff shall work exclusively on intelligence oversight issues 
for the Committee. The Minority Staff Director and the Minority Counsel 
shall be kept fully informed regarding all matters and shall have access 
to all material in the files of the Committee.
    10.4. The Committee staff shall assist the minority as fully as the 
majority in the expression of minority views, including assistance in 
the preparation and filing of additional, separate, and minority views, 
to the end that all points of view may be fully considered by the 
Committee and the Senate.
    10.5. The members of the Committee staff shall not discuss either 
the substance or procedure of the work of the Committee with any person 
not a member of the Committee or the Committee staff for any purpose or 
in connection with any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, either during 
their tenure as a member of the Committee staff or at any time 
thereafter, except as directed by the Committee in accordance with 
Section 8 of S. Res. 400 of the 94th Congress and the provisions of 
these rules, or in the event of the termination of the Committee, in 
such a manner as may be determined by the Senate. The Chairman may 
authorize the Staff Director and the Staff Director's designee, and the 
Vice Chairman may authorize the Minority Staff Director and the Minority 
Staff Director's designee, to communicate with the media in a manner 
that does not divulge classified or committee sensitive information.
    10.6. No member of the Committee staff shall be employed by the 
Committee unless and until such a member of the Committee staff agrees 
in writing, as a condition of employment, to abide by the conditions of 
the nondisclosure agreement promulgated by the Select Committee on 
Intelligence, pursuant to Section 6 of S. Res. 400 of the 94th Congress, 
and to abide by the Committee's code of conduct.
    10.7. As a precondition for employment on the Committee staff, each 
member of the Committee staff must agree in writing to notify the 
Committee of any request for testimony, either during service as a 
member of the Committee staff or at any time thereafter with respect to 
information obtained by virtue of employment as a member of the 
Committee staff. Such information shall not be disclosed in response to 
such requests except as directed by the Committee in accordance with 
Section 8 of S. Res. 400 of the 94th Congress and the provisions of 
these rules or, in the event of the termination of the Committee, in 
such manner as may be determined by the Senate.
    10.8. The Committee shall immediately consider action to be taken in 
the case of any member of the Committee staff who fails to conform to 
any of these Rules. Such disciplinary action may include, but shall not 
be limited to, immediate dismissal from the Committee staff.
    10.9. Within the Committee staff shall be an element with the 
capability to perform audits of programs and activities undertaken by 
departments and agencies with intelligence functions. The audit element 
shall conduct audits and oversight projects that have been specifically 
authorized by the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Committee, acting 
jointly through the Staff Director and Minority Staff Director. Staff 
shall be assigned to such element jointly by the Chairman and Vice 
Chairman, and staff with the principal responsibility for the conduct of 
an audit shall be qualified by training or experience in accordance with 
accepted auditing standards.
    10.10. The workplace of the Committee shall be free from illegal 
use, possession, sale, or distribution of controlled substances by its 
employees. Any violation of such policy by any member of the Committee 
staff shall be grounds for termination of employment. Further, any 
illegal use of controlled substances by a member of the Committee staff, 
within the workplace or otherwise, shall result in reconsideration of 
the security clearance of any such staff member and may constitute 
grounds for termination of employment with the Committee.
    10.11. All personnel actions affecting the staff of the Committee 
shall be made free from any discrimination based on race, color, 
religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, or disability.

               Rule 11. Preparation for Committee Meetings
    11.1. Under direction of the Chairman and the Vice Chairman 
designated Committee staff members shall brief members of the Committee 
at a time sufficiently prior to any Committee meeting to assist the 
Committee members in preparation for such meeting and to determine any 
matter which the Committee member might wish considered during the 
meeting. Such briefing shall, at the request of a member, include a list 
of all pertinent papers and other materials that have been obtained by 
the Committee that bear on matters to be considered at the meeting.
    11.2. The Staff Director and/or Minority Staff Director shall 
recommend to the Chairman and the Vice Chairman the testimony, papers, 
and other materials to be presented to the Committee at any meeting. The 
determination whether such testimony, papers, and other materials shall 
be presented in open or executive session shall be made pursuant to the 
Rules of the Senate and Rules of the Committee.
    11.3. The Staff Director shall ensure that covert action programs of 
the U.S. Government receive appropriate consideration by the Committee 
no less frequently than once a quarter.

                      Rule 12. Legislative Calendar
    12.1. The Clerk of the Committee shall maintain a printed calendar 
for the information of each Committee member showing the measures 
introduced and referred to the Committee and the status of such 
measures; nominations referred to the Committee and their status; and 
such other matters as the Committee determines shall be included. The 
Calendar shall be revised from time to time to show pertinent changes. A 
copy of each such revision shall be furnished to each member of the 
Committee.
    12.2. Measures referred to the Committee may be referred by the 
Chairman and/or Vice Chairman to the appropriate department or agency of 
the Government for reports thereon.

                        Rule 13. Committee Travel
    13.1. No member of the Committee or Committee staff shall travel 
abroad on Committee business unless specifically authorized by the 
Chairman and Vice Chairman. Requests for authorization of such travel 
shall state the purpose and extent of the trip. A full report shall be 
filed with the Committee when travel is completed.
    13.2. No member of the Committee staff shall travel within this 
country on Committee business unless specifically authorized by the 
Chairman and Vice Chairman.

                        Rule 14. Changes in Rules
    These Rules may be modified, amended, or repealed by the Committee, 
provided that a notice in writing of the proposed change has been given 
to each member at least 48 hours prior to the meeting at which action 
thereon is to be taken.

                               Appendix A

               S. Res. 400, 94th Cong., 2d Sess. (1976)\1\
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    \1\As amended by S. Res. 4, 95th Cong., 1st Sess. (1977), S. Res. 
445, 108th Cong., 2d Sess. (2004), Pub. L. No. 109-177, Sec.  506, 120 
Stat. 247 (2005), S. Res. 50, 110th Cong., 1st Sess. (2007), and S. Res. 
470, 113th Cong., 2d Sess. (2014).
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    Resolved, That it is the purpose of this resolution to establish a 
new select committee of the Senate, to be known as the Select Committee 
on Intelligence, to oversee and make continuing studies of the 
intelligence activities and programs of the United States Government, 
and to submit to the Senate appropriate proposals for legislation and 
report to the Senate concerning such intelligence activities and 
programs. In carrying out this purpose, the Select Committee on 
Intelligence shall make every effort to assure that the appropriate 
departments and agencies of the United States provide informed and 
timely intelligence necessary for the executive and legislative branches 
to make sound decisions affecting the security and vital interests of 
the Nation. It is further the purpose of this resolution to provide 
vigilant legislative oversight over the intelligence activities of the 
United States to assure that such activities are in conformity with the 
Constitution and laws of the United States.
    Sec. 2. (a)(1) There is hereby established a select committee to be 
known as the Select Committee on Intelligence (hereinafter in this 
resolution referred to as the ``select committee''). The select 
committee shall be composed of not to exceed fifteen Members appointed 
as follows:
          (A) two members from the Committee on Appropriations;
          (B) two members from the Committee on Armed Services;
          (C) two members from the Committee on Foreign Relations;
          (D) two members from the Committee on the Judiciary; and
          (E) not to exceed seven members to be appointed from the 
        Senate at large.
    (2) Members appointed from each committee named in clauses (A) 
through (D) of paragraph (1) shall be evenly divided between the two 
major political parties and shall be appointed by the President pro 
tempore of the Senate upon the recommendations of the majority and 
minority leaders of the Senate. Of any members appointed under paragraph 
(1)(E), the majority leader shall appoint the majority members and the 
minority leader shall appoint the minority members, with the majority 
having a one vote margin.
    (3)(A) The majority leader of the Senate and the minority leader of 
the Senate shall be ex officio members of the select committee but shall 
have no vote in the Committee and shall not be counted for purposes of 
determining a quorum.
    (B) The Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed 
Services (if not already a member of the select Committee) shall be ex 
officio members of the select Committee but shall have no vote in the 
Committee and shall not be counted for purposes of determining a quorum.
    (b) At the beginning of each Congress, the Majority Leader of the 
Senate shall select a chairman of the select Committee and the Minority 
Leader shall select a vice chairman for the select Committee. The vice 
chairman shall act in the place and stead of the chairman in the absence 
of the chairman. Neither the chairman nor the vice chairman of the 
select committee shall at the same time serve as chairman or ranking 
minority member of any other committee referred to in paragraph 4(e)(1) 
of rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
    (c) The select Committee may be organized into subcommittees. Each 
subcommittee shall have a chairman and a vice chairman who are selected 
by the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the select Committee, respectively.
    Sec. 3. (a) There shall be referred to the select committee all 
proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters 
relating to the following:
          (1) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence and 
        the Director of National Intelligence.
          (2) The Central Intelligence Agency and the Director of the 
        Central Intelligence Agency.
          (3) Intelligence activities of all other departments and 
        agencies of the Government, including, but not limited to, the 
        intelligence activities of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the 
        National Security Agency, and other agencies of the Department 
        of Defense; the Department of State; the Department of Justice; 
        and the Department of the Treasury.
          (4) The organization or reorganization of any department or 
        agency of the Government to the extent that the organization or 
        reorganization relates to a function or activity involving 
        intelligence activities.
          (5) Authorizations for appropriations, both direct and 
        indirect, for the following:
                  (A) The Office of the Director of National 
                Intelligence and the Director of National Intelligence.
                  (B) The Central Intelligence Agency and the Director 
                of the Central Intelligence Agency.
                  (C) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
                  (D) The National Security Agency.
                  (E) The intelligence activities of other agencies and 
                subdivisions of the Department of Defense.
                  (F) The intelligence activities of the Department of 
                State.
                  (G) The intelligence activities of the Federal Bureau 
                of Investigation.
                  (H) Any department, agency, or subdivision which is 
                the successor to any agency named in clause (A), (B), 
                (C) or (D); and the activities of any department, 
                agency, or subdivision which is the successor to any 
                department, agency, bureau, or subdivision named in 
                clause (E), (F), or (G) to the extent that the 
                activities of such successor department, agency, or 
                subdivision are activities described in clause (E), (F), 
                or (G).
    (b)(1) Any proposed legislation reported by the select Committee 
except any legislation involving matters specified in clause (1), (2), 
(5)(A), or (5)(B) of subsection (a), containing any matter otherwise 
within the jurisdiction of any standing committee shall, at the request 
of the chairman of such standing committee, be referred to such standing 
committee for its consideration of such matter and be reported to the 
Senate by such standing committee within 10 days after the day on which 
such proposed legislation, in its entirety and including annexes, is 
referred to such standing committee; and any proposed legislation 
reported by any committee, other than the select Committee, which 
contains any matter within the jurisdiction of the select Committee 
shall, at the request of the chairman of the select Committee, be 
referred to the select Committee for its consideration of such matter 
and be reported to the Senate by the select Committee within 10 days 
after the day on which such proposed legislation, in its entirety and 
including annexes, is referred to such committee.
    (2) In any case in which a committee fails to report any proposed 
legislation referred to it within the time limit prescribed in this 
subsection, such Committee shall be automatically discharged from 
further consideration of such proposed legislation on the 10th day 
following the day on which such proposed legislation is referred to such 
committee unless the Senate provides otherwise, or the Majority Leader 
or Minority Leader request, prior to that date, an additional 5 days on 
behalf of the Committee to which the proposed legislation was 
sequentially referred. At the end of that additional 5 day period, if 
the Committee fails to report the proposed legislation within that 5 day 
period, the Committee shall be automatically discharged from further 
consideration of such proposed legislation unless the Senate provides 
otherwise.
    (3) In computing any 10 or 5 day period under this subsection there 
shall be excluded from such computation any days on which the Senate is 
not in session.
    (4) The reporting and referral processes outlined in this subsection 
shall be conducted in strict accordance with the Standing Rules of the 
Senate. In accordance with such rules, committees to which legislation 
is referred are not permitted to make changes or alterations to the text 
of the referred bill and its annexes, but may propose changes or 
alterations to the same in the form of amendments.
    (c) Nothing in this resolution shall be construed as prohibiting or 
otherwise restricting the authority of any other committee to study and 
review any intelligence activity to the extent that such activity 
directly affects a matter otherwise within the jurisdiction of such 
committee.
    (d) Nothing in this resolution shall be construed as amending, 
limiting, or otherwise changing the authority of any standing committee 
of the Senate to obtain full and prompt access to the product of the 
intelligence activities of any department or agency of the Government 
relevant to a matter otherwise within the jurisdiction of such 
committee.
    Sec. 4. (a) The select committee, for the purposes of accountability 
to the Senate, shall make regular and periodic, but not less than 
quarterly, reports to the Senate on the nature and extent of the 
intelligence activities of the various departments and agencies of the 
United States. Such committee shall promptly call to the attention of 
the Senate or to any other appropriate committee or committees of the 
Senate any matters requiring the attention of the Senate or such other 
committee or committees. In making such report, the select committee 
shall proceed in a manner consistent with section 8(c)(2) to protect 
national security.
    (b) The select committee shall obtain an annual report from the 
Director of National Intelligence, the Director of the Central 
Intelligence Agency, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, 
and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Such reports 
shall review the intelligence activities of the agency or department 
concerned and the intelligence activities of foreign countries directed 
at the United States or its interest. An unclassified version of each 
report may be made available to the public at the discretion of the 
select committee. Nothing herein shall be construed as requiring the 
public disclosure in such reports of the names of individuals engaged in 
intelligence activities for the United States or the divulging of 
intelligence methods employed or the sources of information on which 
such reports are based or the amount of funds authorized to be 
appropriated for intelligence activities.
    (c) On or before March 15 of each year, the select committee shall 
submit to the Committee on the Budget of the Senate the views and 
estimates described in section 301(c) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 regarding matters within the jurisdiction of the select committee.
    Sec. 5. (a) For the purposes of this resolution, the select 
committee is authorized in its discretion (1) to make investigations 
into any matter within its jurisdiction, (2) to make expenditures from 
the contingent fund of the Senate, (3) to employ personnel, (4) to hold 
hearings, (5) to sit and act at any time or place during the sessions, 
recesses, and adjourned periods of the Senate, (6) to require, by 
subpoena or otherwise, the attendance of witnesses and the production of 
correspondence, books, papers, and documents, (7) to take depositions 
and other testimony, (8) to procure the service of individual 
consultants or organizations thereof, in accordance with the provisions 
of section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, and (9) 
with the prior consent of the government department or agency concerned 
and the Committee on Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable 
basis the services of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) The chairman of the select committee or any member thereof may 
administer oaths to witnesses.
    (c) Subpoenas authorized by the select committee may be issued over 
the signature of the chairman, the vice chairman or any member of the 
select committee designated by the chairman, and may be served by any 
person designated by the chairman or any member signing the subpoenas.
    Sec. 6. No employee of the select committee or any person engaged by 
contract or otherwise to perform services for or at the request of such 
committee shall be given access to any classified information by such 
committee unless such employee or person has (1) agreed in writing and 
under oath to be bound by the rules of the Senate (including the 
jurisdiction of the Select Committee on Ethics) and of such committee as 
to the security of such information during and after the period of his 
employment or contractual agreement with such committee; and (2) 
received an appropriate security clearance as determined by such 
committee in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence. 
The type of security clearance to be required in the case of any such 
employee or person shall, within the determination of such committee in 
consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, be commensurate 
with the sensitivity of the classified information to which such 
employee or person will be given access by such committee.
    Sec. 7. The select committee shall formulate and carry out such 
rules and procedures as it deems necessary to prevent the disclosure, 
without the consent of the person or persons concerned, of information 
in the possession of such committee which unduly infringes upon the 
privacy or which violates the constitutional rights of such person or 
persons. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent such committee 
from publicly disclosing any such information in any case in which such 
committee determines the national interest in the disclosure of such 
information clearly outweighs any infringement on the privacy of any 
person or persons.
    Sec. 8. (a) The select committee may, subject to the provisions of 
this section, disclose publicly any information in the possession of 
such committee after a determination by such committee that the public 
interest would be served by such disclosure. Whenever committee action 
is required to disclose any information under this section, the 
committee shall meet to vote on the matter within five days after any 
member of the committee requests such a vote. No member of the select 
committee shall disclose any information, the disclosure of which 
requires a committee vote, prior to a vote by the committee on the 
question of the disclosure of such information or after such vote except 
in accordance with this section.
    (b)(1) In any case in which the select committee votes to disclose 
publicly any information which has been classified under established 
security procedures, which has been submitted to it by the Executive 
branch, and which the Executive branch requests be kept secret, such 
committee shall--
          (A) first, notify the Majority Leader and Minority Leader of 
        the Senate of such vote; and
          (B) second, consult with the Majority Leader and Minority 
        Leader before notifying the President of such vote.
    (2) The select committee may disclose publicly such information 
after the expiration of a five-day period following the day on which 
notice of such vote is transmitted to the Majority Leader and the 
Minority Leader and the President, unless, prior to the expiration of 
such five-day period, the President, personally in writing, notifies the 
committee that he objects to the disclosure of such information, 
provides his reasons therefore, and certifies that the threat to the 
national interest of the United States posed by such disclosure is of 
such gravity that it outweighs any public interest in the disclosure.
    (3) If the President, personally, in writing, notifies the Majority 
Leader and Minority Leader of the Senate and the select Committee of his 
objections to the disclosure of such information as provided in 
paragraph (2), the Majority Leader and Minority Leader jointly or the 
select Committee, by majority vote, may refer the question of the 
disclosure of such information to the Senate for consideration.
    (4) Whenever the select committee votes to refer the question of 
disclosure of any information to the Senate under paragraph (3), the 
Chairman shall not later than the first day on which the Senate is in 
session following the day on which the vote occurs, report the matter to 
the Senate for its consideration.
    (5) One hour after the Senate convenes on the fourth day on which 
the Senate is in session following the day on which any such matter is 
reported to the Senate, or at such earlier time as the majority leader 
and the minority leader of the Senate jointly agree upon in accordance 
with paragraph 5 of rule XVII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the 
Senate shall go into closed session and the matter shall be the pending 
business. In considering the matter in closed session the Senate may--
          (A) approve the public disclosure of all or any portion of the 
        information in question, in which case the committee shall 
        publicly disclose the information ordered to be disclosed,
          (B) disapprove the public disclosure of all or any portion of 
        the information in question, in which case the committee shall 
        not publicly disclose the information ordered not to be 
        disclosed, or
          (C) refer all or any portion of the matter back to the 
        committee, in which case the committee shall make the final 
        determination with respect to the public disclosure of the 
        information in question.
    Upon conclusion of the consideration of such matter in closed 
session, which may not extend beyond the close of the ninth day on which 
the Senate is in session following the day on which such matter was 
reported to the Senate, or the close of the fifth day following the day 
agreed upon jointly by the majority and minority leaders in accordance 
with paragraph 5 of rule XVII of the Standing Rules of the Senate 
(whichever the case may be), the Senate shall immediately vote on the 
disposition of such matter in open session, without debate, and without 
divulging the information with respect to which the vote is being taken. 
The Senate shall vote to dispose of such matter by one or more of the 
means specified in clauses (A), (B), and (C) of the second sentence of 
this paragraph. Any vote of the Senate to disclose any information 
pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to the right of a Member of 
the Senate to move for reconsideration of the vote within the time and 
pursuant to the procedures specified in rule XIII of the Standing Rules 
of the Senate, and the disclosure of such information shall be made 
consistent with that right.
    (c)(1) No information in the possession of the select committee 
relating to the lawful intelligence activities of any department or 
agency of the United States which has been classified under established 
security procedures and which the select committee, pursuant to 
subsection (a) or (b) of this section, has determined should not be 
disclosed shall be made available to any person by a Member, officer, or 
employee of the Senate except in a closed session of the Senate or as 
provided in paragraph (2).
    (2) The select committee may, under such regulations as the 
committee shall prescribe to protect the confidentiality of such 
information, make any information described in paragraph (1) available 
to any other committee or any other Member of the Senate. Whenever the 
select committee makes such information available, the committee shall 
keep a written record showing, in the case of any particular 
information, which committee or which Members of the Senate received 
such information. No Member of the Senate who, and no committee which, 
receives any information under this subsection, shall disclose such 
information except in a closed session of the Senate.
    (d) It shall be the duty of the Select Committee on Ethics to 
investigate any unauthorized disclosure of intelligence information by a 
Member, officer or employee of the Senate in violation of subsection (c) 
and to report to the Senate concerning any allegation which it finds to 
be substantiated.
    (e) Upon the request of any person who is subject to any such 
investigation, the Select Committee on Ethics shall release to such 
individual at the conclusion of its investigation a summary of its 
investigation together with its findings. If, at the conclusion of its 
investigation, the Select Committee on Ethics determines that there has 
been a significant breach of confidentiality or unauthorized disclosure 
by a Member, officer, or employee of the Senate, it shall report its 
findings to the Senate and recommend appropriate action such as censure, 
removal from committee membership, or expulsion from the Senate, in the 
case of a Member, or removal from office or employment or punishment for 
contempt, in the case of an officer or employee.
    Sec. 9. The select committee is authorized to permit any personal 
representative of the President, designated by the President to serve as 
a liaison to such committee, to attend any closed meeting of such 
committee.
    Sec. 10. Upon expiration of the Select Committee on Governmental 
Operations With Respect to Intelligence Activities, established by 
Senate Resolution 21, Ninety-fourth Congress, all records, files, 
documents, and other materials in the possession, custody, or control of 
such committee, under appropriate conditions established by it, shall be 
transferred to the select committee.
    Sec. 11. (a) It is the sense of the Senate that the head of each 
department and agency of the United States should keep the select 
committee fully and currently informed with respect to intelligence 
activities, including any significant anticipated activities, which are 
the responsibility of or engaged in by such department or agency: 
Provided, That this does not constitute a condition precedent to the 
implementation of any such anticipated intelligence activity.
    (b) It is the sense of the Senate that the head of any department or 
agency of the United States involved in any intelligence activities 
should furnish any information or document in the possession, custody, 
or control of the department or agency, or person paid by such 
department or agency, whenever requested by the select committee with 
respect to any matter within such committee's jurisdiction.
    (c) It is the sense of the Senate that each department and agency of 
the United States should report immediately upon discovery to the select 
committee any and all intelligence activities which constitute 
violations of the constitutional rights of any person, violations of 
law, or violations of Executive orders, Presidential directives, or 
departmental or agency rules or regulations; each department and agency 
should further report to such committee what actions have been taken or 
are expected to be taken by the departments or agencies with respect to 
such violations.
    Sec. 12. Subject to the Standing Rules of the Senate, no funds shall 
be appropriated for any fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1976, 
with the exception of a continuing bill or resolution, or amendment 
thereto, or conference report thereon, to, or for use of, any department 
or agency of the United States to carry out any of the following 
activities, unless such funds shall have been previously authorized by a 
bill or joint resolution passed by the Senate during the same or 
preceding fiscal year to carry out such activity for such fiscal year:
          (1) The activities of the Office of the Director of National 
        Intelligence and the Director of National Intelligence.
          (2) The activities of the Central Intelligence Agency and the 
        Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
          (3) The activities of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
          (4) The activities of the National Security Agency.
          (5) The intelligence activities of other agencies and 
        subdivisions of the Department of Defense.
          (6) The intelligence activities of the Department of State.
          (7) The intelligence activities of the Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation.
    Sec. 13. (a) The select committee shall make a study with respect to 
the following matters, taking into consideration with respect to each 
such matter, all relevant aspects of the effectiveness of planning, 
gathering, use, security, and dissemination of intelligence:
          (1) the quality of the analytical capabilities of United 
        States foreign intelligence agencies and means for integrating 
        more closely analytical intelligence and policy formulation;
          (2) the extent and nature of the authority of the departments 
        and agencies of the Executive branch to engage in intelligence 
        activities and the desirability of developing charters for each 
        intelligence agency or department;
          (3) the organization of intelligence activities in the 
        Executive branch to maximize the effectiveness of the conduct, 
        oversight, and accountability of intelligence activities; to 
        reduce duplication or overlap; and to improve the morale of the 
        personnel of the foreign intelligence agencies;
          (4) the conduct of covert and clandestine activities and the 
        procedures by which Congress is informed of such activities;
          (5) the desirability of changing any law, Senate rule or 
        procedure, or any Executive order, rule, or regulation to 
        improve the protection of intelligence secrets and provide for 
        disclosure of information for which there is no compelling 
        reason for secrecy;
          (6) the desirability of establishing a standing committee of 
        the Senate on intelligence activities;
          (7) the desirability of establishing a joint committee of the 
        Senate and the House of Representatives on intelligence 
        activities in lieu of having separate committees in each House 
        of Congress, or of establishing procedures under which separate 
        committees on intelligence activities of the two Houses of 
        Congress would receive joint briefings from the intelligence 
        agencies and coordinate their policies with respect to the 
        safeguarding of sensitive intelligence information;
          (8) the authorization of funds for the intelligence activities 
        of the Government and whether disclosure of any of the amounts 
        of such funds is in the public interest; and
          (9) the development of a uniform set of definitions for terms 
        to be used in policies or guidelines which may be adopted by the 
        executive or legislative branches to govern, clarify, and 
        strengthen the operation of intelligence activities.
    (b) The select committee may, in its discretion, omit from the 
special study required by this section any matter it determines has been 
adequately studied by the Select Committee To Study Governmental 
Operations With Respect to Intelligence Activities, established by 
Senate Resolution 21, Ninety-fourth Congress.
    (c) The select committee shall report the results of the study 
provided for by this section to the Senate, together with any 
recommendations for legislative or other actions it deems appropriate, 
no later than July 1, 1977, and from time to time thereafter as it deems 
appropriate.
    Sec. 14. (a) As used in this resolution, the term ``intelligence 
activities'' includes (1) the collection, analysis, production, 
dissemination, or use of information which relates to any foreign 
country, or any government, political group, party, military force, 
movement, or other association in such foreign country, and which 
relates to the defense, foreign policy, national security, or related 
policies of the United States, and other activity which is in support of 
such activities; (2) activities taken to counter similar activities 
directed against the United States; (3) covert or clandestine activities 
affecting the relations of the United States with any foreign 
government, political group, party, military force, movement or other 
association; (4) the collection, analysis, production, dissemination, or 
use of information about activities of persons within the United States, 
its territories and possessions, or nationals of the United States 
abroad whose political and related activities pose, or may be considered 
by any department, agency, bureau, office, division, instrumentality, or 
employee of the United States to pose, a threat to the internal security 
of the United States, and covert or clandestine activities directed 
against such persons. Such term does not include tactical foreign 
military intelligence serving no national policymaking function.
    (b) As used in this resolution, the term ``department or agency'' 
includes any organization, committee, council, establishment, or office 
within the Federal Government.
    (c) For purposes of this resolution, reference to any department, 
agency, bureau, or subdivision shall include a reference to any 
successor department, agency, bureau, or subdivision to the extent that 
such successor engages in intelligence activities now conducted by the 
department, agency, bureau, or subdivision referred to in this 
resolution.
    Sec. 15. (a) In addition to other committee staff selected by the 
select Committee, the select Committee shall hire or appoint one 
employee for each member of the select Committee to serve as such 
Member's designated representative on the select Committee. The select 
Committee shall only hire or appoint an employee chosen by the 
respective Member of the select Committee for whom the employee will 
serve as the designated representative on the select Committee.
    (b) The select Committee shall be afforded a supplement to its 
budget, to be determined by the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
to allow for the hire of each employee who fills the position of 
designated representative to the select Committee. The designated 
representative shall have office space and appropriate office equipment 
in the select Committee spaces. Designated personal representatives 
shall have the same access to Committee staff, information, records, and 
databases as select Committee staff, as determined by the Chairman and 
Vice Chairman.
    (c) The designated employee shall meet all the requirements of 
relevant statutes, Senate rules, and committee security clearance 
requirements for employment by the select Committee.
    (d) Of the funds made available to the select Committee for 
personnel--
          (1) not more than 60 percent shall be under the control of the 
        Chairman; and
          (2) not less than 40 percent shall be under the control of the 
        Vice Chairman.
    Sec. 16. Nothing in this resolution shall be construed as 
constituting acquiescence by the Senate in any practice, or in the 
conduct of any activity, not otherwise authorized by law.
    Sec. 17. (a)(1) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the 
Select Committee shall have jurisdiction to review, hold hearings, and 
report the nominations of civilian individuals for positions in the 
intelligence community for which appointments are made by the President, 
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
    (2) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), other committees 
with jurisdiction over the department or agency of the Executive Branch 
which contain a position referred to in paragraph (1) may hold hearings 
and interviews with individuals nominated for such positions, but only 
the select Committee shall report such nominations.
    (3) In this subsection, the term 'intelligence community' means an 
element of the intelligence community specified in or designated under 
section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. Sec.  
3003(4)).
    (b)(1) With respect to the confirmation of the Assistant Attorney 
General for National Security, or any successor position, the nomination 
of any individual by the President to serve in such position shall be 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and, if and when reported, to 
the Select Committee for not to exceed 20 calendar days, except that in 
cases when the 20-day period expires while the Senate is in recess, the 
Select Committee shall have 5 additional calendar days after the Senate 
reconvenes to report the nomination.
    (2) If, upon the expiration of the period described in paragraph 
(1), the Select Committee has not reported the nomination, such 
nomination shall be automatically discharged from the Select Committee 
and placed on the Executive Calendar.
    (c)(1) With respect to the confirmation of appointment to the 
position of Director of the National Security Agency, Insepctor General 
of the National Security Agency, Director of the National Reconnaissance 
Office, or Inspector General of the National Reconnaissance Office, or 
any successor position to such a position, the nomination of any 
individual by the President to serve in such position, who at the time 
of the nomination is a member of the Armed Forces on active duty, shall 
be referred to the Committee on Armed Services and, if and when 
reported, to the Select Committee for not to exceed 30 calendar days, 
except that in cases when the 30-day period expires while the Senate is 
in recess, the Select Committee shall have 5 additional calendar days 
after the Senate reconvenes to report the nomination.
    (2) With respect to the confirmation of appointment to the position 
of Director of the National Security Agency, Inspector General of the 
National Security Agency, Director of the National Reconnaissance 
Office, or Inspector General of the National Reconnaissance Office, or 
any successor position to such a position, the nomination of any 
individual by the President to serve in such position, who at the time 
of the nomination is not a member of the Armed Forces on active duty, 
shall be referred to the Select Committee and, if and when reported, to 
the Committee on Armed Services for not to exceed 30 calendar days, 
except that in cases when the 30-day period expires while the Senate is 
in recess, the Committee on Armed Services shall have an additional 5 
calendar days after the Senate reconvenes to report the nomination.
    (3) If, upon the expiration of the period of sequential referral 
described in paragraphs (1) and (2), the committee to which the 
nomination was sequentially referred has not reported the nomination, 
the nomination shall be automatically discharged from that committee and 
placed on the Executive Calendar.

                               Appendix B

  Intelligence Provisions In S. Res. 445, 108th Cong., 2d Sess. (2004) 
 Which Were Not Incorporated In S. Res. 400, 94th Cong., 2d Sess. (1976)
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                      Title III -- Committee Status
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    Sec. 301(b). Intelligence.--The Select Committee on Intelligence 
shall be treated as a committee listed under paragraph 2 of rule XXV of 
the Standing Rules of the Senate for purposes of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate.

             Title IV -- Intelligence-Related Subcommittees
    Sec. 401.  Subcommittee Related to Intelligence Oversight.

      (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Select Committee 
on Intelligence a Subcommittee on Oversight which shall be in addition 
to any other subcommittee established by the select Committee.
      (b) Responsibility.--The Subcommittee on Oversight shall be 
responsible for ongoing oversight of intelligence activities.

    Sec. 402. Subcommittee Related to Intelligence Appropriations.

      (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Committee on 
Appropriations a Subcommittee on Intelligence. The Committee on 
Appropriations shall reorganize into 13 subcommittees as soon as 
possible after the convening of the 109th Congress.
      (b) Jurisdiction.--The Subcommittee on Intelligence of the 
Committee on Appropriations shall have jurisdiction over funding for 
intelligence matters, as determined by the Senate Committee on 
Appropriations.

                        Title V -- Effective Date
    Sec. 501. Effective Date. This resolution shall take effect on the 
convening of the 109th Congress.

                               Appendix C

    Rule 26.5(b) of the Standing Rules of the Senate (Referred to in 
                           Committee Rule 2.1)
    (b) Each meeting of a committee, or any subcommittee thereof, 
including meetings to conduct hearings, shall be open to the public, 
except that a meeting or series of meetings by a committee or a 
subcommittee thereof on the same subject for a period of no more than 
fourteen calendar days may be closed to the public on a motion made and 
seconded to go into closed session to discuss only whether the matters 
enumerated in clauses (1) through (6) would require the meeting to be 
closed, followed immediately by a record vote in open session by a 
majority of the Members of committee or subcommittee when it is 
determined that the matters to be discussed or the testimony to be taken 
at such meeting or meetings--
          (1) will disclose matters necessary to be kept secret in the 
        interests of national defense or the confidential conduct of the 
        foreign relations of the United States;
          (2) will relate solely to matters of committee staff personnel 
        or internal staff management or procedure;
          (3) will tend to charge an individual with crime or 
        misconduct, to disgrace or injure the professional standing of 
        an individual, or otherwise to expose an individual to public 
        contempt or obloquy, or will represent a clearly unwarranted 
        invasion of the privacy of an individual;
          (4) will disclose the identity of any informer or law 
        enforcement agent or will disclose any information relating to 
        the investigation or prosecution of a criminal offense that is 
        required to be kept secret in the interests of effective law 
        enforcement;
          (5) will disclose information relating to the trade secrets of 
        financial or commercial information pertaining specifically to a 
        given person if--
                  (A) an Act of Congress requires the information to be 
                kept confidential by Government officers and employees; 
                or
                  (B) the information has been obtained by the 
                Government on a confidential basis, other than through 
                an application by such person for a specific Government 
                financial or other benefit, and is required to be kept 
                secret in order to prevent undue injury to the 
                competitive position of such person; or
          (6) may divulge matters required to be kept confidential under 
        other provisions of law or Government regulations.
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                                Judiciary

                       COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

                              Jurisdiction

                 Rule XXV, Standing Rules of the Senate
    1. The following standing committees shall be appointed at the 
commencement of each Congress, and shall continue and have the power to 
act until their successors are appointed, with leave to report by bill 
or otherwise on matters within their respective jurisdictions:
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    (m)\1\ Committee on the Judiciary, to which committee shall be 
referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and 
other matters relating to the following subjects:

    \1\Redesignated as subparagraph (m) by S. Res. 299, 106th Cong. 
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          1. Apportionment of Representatives.
          2. Bankruptcy, mutiny, espionage, and counterfeiting.
          3. Civil liberties.
          4. Constitutional amendments.
          5. Federal courts and judges.
          6. Government information.
          7. Holidays and celebrations.
          8. Immigration and naturalization.
          9. Interstate compacts generally.
         10. Judicial proceedings, civil and criminal, generally.
         11. Local courts in the territories and possessions.
         12. Measures relating to claims against the United States.
         13. National penitentiaries.
         14. Patent Office.
         15. Patents, copyrights, and trademarks.
         16. Protection of trade and commerce against unlawful 
        restraints and monopolies.
         17. Revision and codification of the statutes of the United 
        States.
         18. State and territorial boundary lines.

                           Rules of Procedure

              161 Cong. Rec. S412 (daily ed. Jan. 22, 2015)

                      I. Meetings of the Committee
    1. Meetings of the Committee may be called by the Chairman as he may 
deem necessary on three days' notice of the date, time, place and 
subject matter of the meeting, or in the alternative with the consent of 
the Ranking Minority Member, or pursuant to the provision of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, as amended.
    2. Unless a different date and time are set by the Chairman pursuant 
to (1) of this section, Committee meetings shall be held beginning at 
10:00 a.m. on Thursdays the Senate is in session, which shall be the 
regular meeting day for the transaction of business.
    3. At the request of any member, or by action of the Chairman, a 
bill, matter, or nomination on the agenda of the Committee may be held 
over until the next meeting of the Committee or for one week, whichever 
occurs later.

                      II. Hearings of the Committee
    1. The Committee shall provide a public announcement of the date, 
time, place and subject matter of any hearing to be conducted by the 
Committee or any Subcommittee at least seven calendar days prior to the 
commencement of that hearing, unless the Chairman with the consent of 
the Ranking Minority Member determines that good cause exists to begin 
such hearing at an earlier date. Witnesses shall provide a written 
statement of their testimony and curriculum vitae to the Committee at 
least 24 hours preceding the hearings in as many copies as the Chairman 
of the Committee or Subcommittee prescribes.
    2. In the event 14 calendar days' notice of a hearing has been made, 
witnesses appearing before the Committee, including any witness 
representing a Government agency, must file with the Committee at least 
48 hours preceding appearance written statements of their testimony and 
curriculum vitae in as many copies as the Chairman of the Committee or 
Subcommittee prescribes.
    3. In the event a witness fails timely to file the written statement 
in accordance with this rule, the Chairman may permit the witness to 
testify, or deny the witness the privilege of testifying before the 
Committee, or permit the witness to testify in response to questions 
from Senators without the benefit of giving an opening statement.

                              III. Quorums
    1. Seven Members of the Committee, actually present, shall 
constitute a quorum for the purpose of discussing business. Nine Members 
of the Committee, including at least two Members of the minority, shall 
constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting business. No bill, 
matter, or nomination shall be ordered reported from the Committee, 
however, unless a majority of the Committee is actually present at the 
time such action is taken and a majority of those present support the 
action taken.
    2. For the purpose of taking down sworn testimony, a quorum of the 
Committee and each Subcommittee thereof, now or hereafter appointed, 
shall consist of one Senator.

                     IV. Bringing a Matter to a Vote
    1. The Chairman shall entertain a non-debatable motion to bring a 
matter before the Committee to a vote. If there is objection to bring 
the matter to a vote without further debate, a roll call vote of the 
Committee shall be taken, and debate shall be terminated if the motion 
to bring the matter to a vote without further debate passes with eleven 
votes in the affirmative, one of which must be cast by the minority.

                              V. Amendments
    1. Provided at least seven calendar days' notice of the agenda is 
given, and the text of the proposed bill or resolution has been made 
available at least seven calendar days in advance, it shall not be in 
order for the Committee to consider any amendment in the first degree 
proposed to any measure under consideration by the Committee unless such 
amendment has been delivered to the office of the Committee and 
circulated via e-mail to each of the offices by at least 5:00 p.m. the 
day prior to the scheduled start of the meeting.
    2. It shall be in order, without prior notice, for a Member to offer 
a motion to strike a single section of any bill, resolution, or 
amendment under consideration.
    3. The time limit imposed on the filing of amendments shall apply to 
no more than three bills identified by the Chairman and included on the 
Committee's legislative agenda.
    4. This section of the rule may be waived by agreement of the 
Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member.

                            VI. Proxy Voting
     When a recorded vote is taken in the Committee on any bill, 
resolution, amendment, or any other question, a quorum being present, 
Members who are unable to attend the meeting may submit votes by proxy, 
in writing or by telephone, or through personal instructions. A proxy 
must be specific with respect to the matters it addresses.

                           VII. Subcommittees
    1. Any Member of the Committee may sit with any Subcommittee during 
its hearings or any other meeting, but shall not have the authority to 
vote on any matter before the Subcommittee unless a Member of such 
Subcommittee.
    2. Subcommittees shall be considered de novo whenever there is a 
change in the Subcommittee chairmanship and seniority on the particular 
Subcommittee shall not necessarily apply.
    3. Except for matters retained at the full Committee, matters shall 
be referred to the appropriate Subcommittee or Subcommittees by the 
Chairman, except as agreed by a majority vote of the Committee or by the 
agreement of the Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member.
    4. Provided all members of the Subcommittee consent, a bill or other 
matter may be polled out of the Subcommittee. In order to be polled out 
of a Subcommittee, a majority of the members of the Subcommittee who 
vote must vote in favor of reporting the bill or matter to the 
Committee.

                         VIII. Attendance Rules
    1. Official attendance at all Committee business meetings of the 
Committee shall be kept by the Committee Clerk. Official attendance at 
all Subcommittee business meetings shall be kept by the Subcommittee 
Clerk.
    2. Official attendance at all hearings shall be kept, provided that 
Senators are notified by the Committee Chairman and Ranking Minority 
Member, in the case of Committee hearings, and by the Subcommittee 
Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, in the case of Subcommittee 
hearings, 48 hours in advance of the hearing that attendance will be 
taken; otherwise, no attendance will be taken. Attendance at all 
hearings is encouraged.
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                        Rules and Administration

                  COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

                              Jurisdiction

                Rule XXV, Standing Rules of the Senate\1\
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    1. The following standing committees shall be appointed at the 
commencement of each Congress, and shall continue and have the power to 
act until their successors are appointed, with leave to report by bill 
or otherwise on matters within their respective jurisdictions:
          * * * * * * *
    (n)(1) Committee on Rules and Administration, to which committee 
shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, 
memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects:

          1. Administration of the Senate Office Buildings and the 
        Senate wing of the Capitol, including the assignment of office 
        space.
          2. Congressional organization relative to rules and 
        procedures, and Senate rules and regulations, including floor 
        and gallery rules.
          3. Corrupt practices.
          4. Credentials and qualifications of Members of the Senate, 
        contested elections, and acceptance of incompatible offices.
          5. Federal elections generally, including the election of the 
        President, Vice President, and Members of the Congress.
          6. Government [Publishing] Office\2\, and the printing and 
        correction of the Congressional Record, as well as those matters 
        provided for under rule XI.
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Publishing Office, pursuant to Pub. L. No. 113-235, 128 Stat. 2130 
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          7. Meetings of the Congress and attendance of Members.
          8. Payment of money out of the contingent fund of the Senate 
        or creating a charge upon the same (except that any resolution 
        relating to substantive matter within the jurisdiction of any 
        other standing committee of the Senate shall be first referred 
        to such committee).
          9. Presidential succession.
         10. Purchase of books and manuscripts and erection of monuments 
        to the memory of individuals.
         11. Senate Library and statuary, art, and pictures in the 
        Capitol and Senate Office Buildings.
         12. Services to the Senate, including the Senate restaurant.
         13. United States Capitol and congressional office buildings, 
        the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institution (and the 
        incorporation of similar institutions), and the Botanic Gardens.

    (2) Such committee shall also--
          (A) make a continuing study of the organization and operation 
        of the Congress of the United States and shall recommend 
        improvements in such organization and operation with a view 
        toward strengthening the Congress, simplifying its operations, 
        improving its relationships with other branches of the United 
        States Government, and enabling it better to meet its 
        responsibilities under the Constitution of the United States;
          (B) identify any court proceeding or action which, in the 
        opinion of the Committee, is of vital interest to the Congress 
        as a constitutionally established institution of the Federal 
        Government and call such proceeding or action to the attention 
        of the Senate; and
          (C) develop, implement, and update as necessary a strategic 
        planning process and a strategic plan for the functional and 
        technical infrastructure support of the Senate and provide 
        oversight over plans developed by Senate officers and others in 
        accordance with the strategic planning process.

                           Rules of Procedure

              161 Cong. Rec. S649 (daily ed. Jan. 29, 2015)

                        Meetings of the Committee
    Rule 1. The regular meeting dates of the Committee shall be the 
second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, at 10:00 a.m., in room SR-
301, Russell Senate Office Building. Additional meetings of the 
Committee may be called by the Chairman as he may deem necessary or 
pursuant to the provision of paragraph 3 of rule XXVI of the Standing 
Rules of the Senate.
    Rule 2. Meetings of the committee, including meetings to conduct 
hearings, shall be open to the public, except that a meeting or series 
of meetings by the committee on the same subject for a period of no more 
than 14 calendar days may be closed to the public on a motion made and 
seconded to go into closed session to discuss only whether the matters 
enumerated in subparagraphs (a) through (f) would require the meeting to 
be closed followed immediately by a recorded vote in open session by a 
majority of the Members of the committee when it is determined that the 
matters to be discussed or the testimony to be taken at such meeting or 
meetings:
          (a) will disclose matters necessary to be kept secret in the 
        interests of national defense or the confidential conduct of the 
        foreign relations of the United States;
          (b) will relate solely to matters of the committee staff 
        personnel or internal staff management or procedure;
          (c) will tend to charge an individual with crime or 
        misconduct, to disgrace or injure the professional standing of 
        an individual, or otherwise to expose an individual to public 
        contempt or obloquy, or will represent a clearly unwarranted 
        invasion of the privacy of an individual;
          (d) will disclose the identity of any informer or law 
        enforcement agent or will disclose any information relating to 
        the investigation or prosecution of a criminal offense that is 
        required to be kept secret in the interests of effective law 
        enforcement;
          (e) will disclose information relating to the trade secrets or 
        financial or commercial information pertaining specifically to a 
        given person if:
                  (1) an Act of Congress requires the information to be 
                kept confidential by Government officers and employees; 
                or
                  (2) the information has been obtained by the 
                Government on a confidential basis, other than through 
                an application by such person for a specific Government 
                financial or other benefit, and is required to be kept 
                secret in order to prevent undue injury to the 
                competitive position of such person; or
          (f) may divulge matters required to be kept confidential under 
        the provisions of law or Government regulations. (Paragraph 5(b) 
        of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules.)
    Rule 3. Written notices of committee meetings will normally be sent 
by the committee's staff director to all Members of the committee at 
least a week in advance. In addition, the committee staff will telephone 
or e-mail reminders of committee meetings to all Members of the 
committee or to the appropriate assistants in their offices.
    Rule 4. A copy of the committee's intended agenda enumerating 
separate items of legislative business and committee business will 
normally be sent to all Members of the committee and released to the 
public at least 1 day in advance of all meetings. This does not preclude 
any Member of the committee from discussing appropriate non-agenda 
topics.
    Rule 5. After the Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member, speaking 
order shall be based on order of arrival, alternating between Majority 
and Minority Members, unless otherwise directed by the Chairman.
    Rule 6. Any witness who is to appear before the committee in any 
hearing shall file with the clerk of the committee at least 3 business 
days before the date of his or her appearance, a written statement of 
his or her proposed testimony and an executive summary thereof, in such 
form as the chairman may direct, unless the Chairman and the Ranking 
Minority Member waive such requirement for good cause.
    Rule 7. In general, testimony will be restricted to 5 minutes for 
each witness. The time may be extended by the Chairman, upon the Chair's 
own direction or at the request of a Member. Each round of questions by 
Members will also be limited to 5 minutes.

                                 Quorums
    Rule 8. Pursuant to paragraph 7(a)(1) of rule XXVI of the Standing 
Rules, a majority of the Members of the committee shall constitute a 
quorum for the reporting of legislative measures.
    Rule 9. Pursuant to paragraph 7(a)(1) of rule XXVI of the Standing 
Rules, one-third of the Members of the committee shall constitute a 
quorum for the transaction of business, including action on amendments 
to measures prior to voting to report the measure to the Senate.
    Rule 10. Pursuant to paragraph 7(a)(2) of rule XXVI of the Standing 
Rules, 2 Members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the 
purpose of taking testimony under oath and 1 Member of the committee 
shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of taking testimony not under 
oath; provided, however, that in either instance, once a quorum is 
established, any one Member can continue to take such testimony.
    Rule 11. Under no circumstances may proxies be considered for the 
establishment of a quorum.

                                 Voting
    Rule 12. Voting in the committee on any issue will normally be by 
voice vote.
    Rule 13. If a third of the Members present so demand a roll call 
vote instead of a voice vote, a record vote will be taken on any 
question by roll call.
    Rule 14. The results of roll call votes taken in any meeting upon 
any measure, or any amendment thereto, shall be stated in the committee 
report on that measure unless previously announced by the committee, and 
such report or announcement shall include a tabulation of the votes cast 
in favor of and the votes cast in opposition to each such measure and 
amendment by each Member of the committee. (Paragraph 7(b) and (c) of 
rule XXVI of the Standing Rules.)
    Rule 15. Proxy voting shall be allowed on all measures and matters 
before the committee. However, the vote of the committee to report a 
measure or matter shall require the concurrence of a majority of the 
Members of the committee who are physically present at the time of the 
vote. Proxies will be allowed in such cases solely for the purpose of 
recording a Member's position on the question and then only in those 
instances when the absentee committee Member has been informed of the 
question and has affirmatively requested that he be recorded. (Paragraph 
7(a)(3) of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules.)

                               Amendments
    Rule 16. Provided at least five business days' notice of the agenda 
is given, and the text of the proposed bill or resolution has been made 
available at least five business days in advance, it shall not be in 
order for the Committee to consider any amendment in the first degree 
proposed to any measure under consideration by the Committee unless such 
amendment has been delivered to the office of the Committee and 
circulated via e-mail to each of the offices by at least 5:00 p.m. the 
day prior to the scheduled start of the meeting.
    Rule 17. In the event the Chairman introduces a substitute amendment 
or a Chairman's mark, the requirements set forth in Rule 16 shall be 
considered waived unless such substitute amendment or Chairman's mark 
has been made available at least five business days in advance of the 
scheduled meeting.
    Rule 18. It shall be in order, without prior notice, for a Member to 
offer a motion to strike a single section of any bill, resolution, or 
amendment under consideration.
    Rule 19. This section of the rule may be waived by agreement of the 
Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member.

              Delegation of Authority to Committee Chairman
    Rule 20. The Chairman is authorized to sign himself or by delegation 
all necessary vouchers and routine papers for which the committee's 
approval is required and to decide on the committee's behalf all routine 
business.
    Rule 21. The Chairman is authorized to engage commercial reporters 
for the preparation of transcripts of committee meetings and hearings.
    Rule 22. The Chairman is authorized to issue, on behalf of the 
committee, regulations normally promulgated by the committee at the 
beginning of each session.

   Delegation of Authority to Committee Chairman and Ranking Minority 
                                 Member
    Rule 23. The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, acting jointly, 
are authorized to approve on behalf of the committee any rule or 
regulation for which the committee's approval is required, provided 
advance notice of their intention to do so is given to Members of the 
committee.
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                   Small Business and Entrepreneurship

            COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

                              Jurisdiction

                Rule XXV, Standing Rules of the Senate\1\
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    1. The following standing committees shall be appointed at the 
commencement of each Congress, and shall continue and have the power to 
act until their successors are appointed, with leave to report by bill 
or otherwise on matters within their respective jurisdictions:
          * * * * * * *
    (o)(1) Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, to which 
committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, 
petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the Small Business 
Administration.
    (2) Any proposed legislation reported by such committee which 
relates to matters other than the functions of the Small Business 
Administration shall, at the request of the chairman of any standing 
committee having jurisdiction over the subject matter extraneous to the 
functions of the Small Business Administration, be considered and 
reported by such standing committee prior to its consideration by the 
Senate; and likewise measures reported by other committees directly 
relating to the Small Business Administration shall, at the request of 
the chairman of the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, be 
referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship for its 
consideration of any portions of the measure dealing with the Small 
Business Administration, and be reported by this committee prior to its 
consideration by the Senate.
    (3) Such committee shall also study and survey by means of research 
and investigation all problems of American small business enterprises, 
and report thereon from time to time.

                           Rules of Procedure

              161 Cong. Rec. S583 (daily ed. Jan. 28, 2015)

                             General Section
    All applicable provisions of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the 
Senate Resolutions, and the Legislative Reorganization Acts of 1946 and 
of 1970 (as amended), shall govern the Committee.

                                 Meetings
    (a) The regular meeting day of the Committee shall be the first 
Thursday of each month unless otherwise directed by the Chair. All other 
meetings may be called by the Chair as he or she deems necessary, on 3 
business days notice where practicable. If at least three Members of the 
Committee desire the Chair to call a special meeting, they may file in 
the office of the Committee a written request therefore, addressed to 
the Chair. Immediately thereafter, the Clerk of the Committee shall 
notify the Chair of such request. If, within 3 calendar days after the 
filing of such request, the Chair fails to call the requested special 
meeting, which is to be held within 7 calendar days after the filing of 
such request, a majority of the Committee Members may file in the Office 
of the Committee their written notice that a special Committee meeting 
will be held, specifying the date, hour and place thereof, and the 
Committee shall meet at that time and place. Immediately upon the filing 
of such notice, the Clerk of the Committee shall notify all Committee 
Members that such special meeting will be held and inform them of its 
date, hour and place. If the Chair is not present at any regular, 
additional or special meeting, such member of the Committee as the Chair 
shall designate shall preside. For any meeting or hearing of the 
Committee, the Ranking Member may delegate to any Minority Member the 
authority to serve as Ranking Member, and that Minority Member shall be 
afforded all the rights and responsibilities of the Ranking Member for 
the duration of that meeting or hearing. Notice of any designation shall 
be provided to the Chief Clerk as early as practicable.
    (b) It shall not be in order for the Committee to consider any 
amendment in the first degree proposed to any measure under 
consideration by the Committee unless thirty written copies and an 
electronic copy, with a summary page attached, of such amendment has 
been delivered to the Clerk of the Committee at least 24 hours prior to 
the meeting. Following receipt of all amendments, the Clerk shall 
disseminate the amendments to all Members of the Committee. This 
subsection may be waived by agreement of the Chair and Ranking Member or 
by a majority vote of the members of the Committee.

                                 Quorums
    (a)(1) A majority of the Members of the Committee shall constitute a 
quorum for reporting any legislative measure or nomination.
    (2) One-third of the Members of the Committee shall constitute a 
quorum for the transaction of routine business, provided that one 
Minority Member is present. The term ``routine business'' includes, but 
is not limited to, the consideration of legislation pending before the 
Committee and any amendments thereto, and voting on such amendments, and 
steps in an investigation including, but not limited to, authorizing the 
issuance of a subpoena.
    (3) In hearings, whether in public or closed session, a quorum for 
the asking of testimony, including sworn testimony, shall consist of one 
Member of the Committee.
    (b) Proxies will be permitted in voting upon the business of the 
Committee. A member who is unable to attend a business meeting may 
submit a proxy vote on any matter, in writing, or though oral or written 
personal instructions to a Member of the Committee or staff. Proxies 
shall in no case be counted for establishing a quorum.

                               Nominations
    In considering a nomination, the Committee shall conduct an 
investigation or review of the nominee's experience, qualifications, 
suitability, and integrity to serve in the position to which he or she 
has been nominated. In any hearings on the nomination, the nominee shall 
be called to testify under oath on all matters relating to his or her 
nomination for office. To aid in such investigation or review, each 
nominee may be required to submit a sworn detailed statement including 
biographical, financial, policy, and other information which the 
Committee may request. The Committee may specify which items in such 
statement are to be received on a confidential basis.

                                 Hearings
    (a)(1) The Chair of the Committee may initiate a hearing of the 
Committee on his or her authority or upon his or her approval of a 
request by any Member of the Committee. If such request is by the 
Ranking Member, a decision shall be communicated to the Ranking Member 
within 7 business days. Written notice of all hearings, including the 
title, a description of the hearing, and a tentative witness list shall 
be given at least 5 business days in advance, where practicable, to all 
Members of the Committee.
    (2) Hearings of the Committee shall not be scheduled outside the 
District of Columbia unless specifically authorized by the Chair and the 
Ranking Minority Member or by consent of a majority of the Committee. 
Such consent may be given informally, without a meeting, but must be in 
writing.
    (b)(1) Any Member of the Committee shall be empowered to administer 
the oath to any witness testifying as to fact.
    (2) The Chair and Ranking Member will negotiate the number of 
witnesses for each hearing, but in the absence of an agreement between 
the Chair and the Ranking Member the ratio between the majority and 
minority witnesses will be no less than 3-2 or 2-1 when a smaller panel 
is justified. Interrogation of witnesses at hearings shall be conducted 
on behalf of the Committee by Members of the Committee or such Committee 
staff as is authorized by the Chair or Ranking Minority Member.
    (3) Witnesses appearing before the Committee shall file with the 
Clerk of the Committee a written statement of the prepared testimony at 
least two business days in advance of the hearing at which the witness 
is to appear unless this requirement is waived by the Chair and the 
Ranking Minority Member.
    (c) Any witness summoned to a public or closed hearing may be 
accompanied by counsel of his or her own choosing, who shall be 
permitted while the witness is testifying to advise the witness of his 
or her legal rights. Failure to obtain counsel will not excuse the 
witness from appearing and testifying.
    (d) Subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses or the production of 
memoranda, documents, records, and other materials may be authorized by 
the Chair with the consent of the Ranking Minority Member or by the 
consent of a majority of the Members of the Committee. Such consent may 
be given informally, without a meeting, but must be in writing. The 
Chair may subpoena attendance or production without the consent of the 
Ranking Minority Member when the Chair has not received notification 
from the Ranking Minority Member of disapproval of the subpoena within 
72 hours of being notified of the intended subpoena, excluding 
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. Subpoenas shall be issued by the Chair 
or by the Member of the Committee designated by him or her. A subpoena 
for the attendance of a witness shall state briefly the purpose of the 
hearing and the matter or matters to which the witness is expected to 
testify. A subpoena for the production of memoranda, documents, records, 
and other materials shall identify the papers or materials required to 
be produced with as much particularity as is practicable.
    (e) The Chair shall rule on any objections or assertions of 
privilege as to testimony or evidence in response to subpoenas or 
questions of Committee Members and staff in hearings.
    (f) Testimony may be submitted to the formal record for a period not 
less than two weeks following a hearing or roundtable, unless otherwise 
agreed to by Chair and Ranking Member.

                               Depositions
    At the direction of the Chair, with notification to the ranking 
minority member of not less than 72 hours, the staff is authorized to 
take depositions from witnesses. Such notices shall specify a time and 
place for examination, and the name of the Senator, staff officer or 
officers who will take the deposition. Any Committee member, or a member 
of the Committee staff designated by the Chair or ranking minority 
member, shall be given the opportunity to attend and participate in the 
taking of any deposition. Witnesses at depositions shall be examined 
under oath administered by an individual authorized by law to administer 
oaths, or administered by any member of the Committee if one is present. 
The transcript of a deposition shall be filed with the committee clerk. 
The transcript or any portion of the transcript shall only be made 
public either by vote of the majority or at the direction of the Chair 
after notifying the ranking minority member.

                         Confidential Information
    (a) No confidential testimony taken by, or confidential material 
presented to, the Committee in executive session, or any report of the 
proceedings of a closed hearing, or confidential testimony or material 
submitted pursuant to a subpoena, shall be made public, either in whole 
or in part or by way of summary, unless authorized by a majority of the 
Members. Other confidential material or testimony submitted to the 
Committee may be disclosed if authorized by the Chair with the consent 
of the Ranking Member.
    (b) Persons asserting confidentiality of documents or materials 
submitted to the Committee offices shall clearly designate them as such 
on their face. Designation of submissions as confidential does not 
prevent their use in furtherance of Committee business.

                          Media and Broadcasting
    (a) At the discretion of the Chair, public meetings of the Committee 
may be televised, broadcasted, or recorded in whole or in part by a 
member of the Senate Press Gallery or an employee of the Senate. Any 
such person wishing to televise, broadcast, or record a Committee 
meeting must request approval of the Chair by submitting a written 
request to the Committee Office by 5 p.m. the day before the meeting. 
Notice of televised or broadcasted hearings shall be provided to the 
Ranking Minority Member as soon as practicable.
    (b) During public meetings of the Committee, any person using a 
camera, microphone, or other electronic equipment may not position or 
use the equipment in a way that interferes with the seating, vision, or 
hearing of Committee members or staff on the dais, or with the orderly 
process of the meeting.

                              Subcommittees
    The Committee shall not have standing subcommittees.

                            Amendment of Rules
    The foregoing rules may be added to, modified or amended; provided, 
however, that not less than a majority of the entire Membership so 
determined at a regular meeting with due notice, or at a meeting 
specifically called for that purpose.
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                            Veterans' Affairs

                     COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS

                              Jurisdiction

                 Rule XXV, Standing Rules of the Senate
    1. The following standing committees shall be appointed at the 
commencement of each Congress, and shall continue and have the power to 
act until their successors are appointed, with leave to report by bill 
or otherwise on matters within their respective jurisdictions:
          * * * * * * *
    (p) Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to which committee shall be 
referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and 
other matters relating to the following subjects:

          1. Compensation of veterans.
          2. Life insurance issued by the Government on account of 
        service in the Armed Forces.
          3. National cemeteries.
          4. Pensions of all wars of the United States, general and 
        special.
          5. Readjustment of servicemen to civil life.
          6. Soldiers' and sailors' civil relief.
          7. Veterans' hospitals, medical care and treatment of 
        veterans.
          8. Veterans' measures generally.
          9. Vocational rehabilitation and education of veterans.

                           Rules of Procedure

              161 Cong. Rec. S341 (daily ed. Jan. 21, 2015)

                               I. Meetings
    (A) Unless otherwise ordered, the Committee shall meet on the first 
Wednesday of each month. The Chairman may, upon proper notice, call such 
additional meetings as deemed necessary.
    (B) Except as provided in subparagraphs (b) and (d) of paragraph 5 
of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, meetings of the 
Committee shall be open to the public. The Committee shall prepare and 
keep a complete transcript or electronic recording adequate to fully 
record the proceedings of each meeting whether or not such meeting or 
any part thereof is closed to the public.
    (C) The Chairman of the Committee, or the Ranking Majority Member 
present in the absence of the Chairman, or such other Member as the 
Chairman may designate, shall preside over all meetings.
    (D) Except as provided in rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate, no meeting of the Committee shall be scheduled except by 
majority vote of the Committee or by authorization of the Chairman of 
the Committee.
    (E) The Committee shall notify the office designated by the 
Committee on Rules and Administration of the time, place, and purpose of 
each meeting. In the event such meeting is canceled, the Committee shall 
immediately notify such designated office.
    (F) Written or electronic notice of a Committee meeting, accompanied 
by an agenda enumerating the items of business to be considered, shall 
be sent to all Committee Members at least 72 hours (not counting 
Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays) in advance of each meeting. In 
the event that the giving of such 72-hour notice is prevented by 
unforeseen requirements or Committee business, the Committee staff shall 
communicate notice by the quickest appropriate means to Members or 
appropriate staff assistants of Members and an agenda shall be furnished 
prior to the meeting.
    (G) Subject to the second sentence of this paragraph, it shall not 
be in order for the Committee to consider any amendment in the first 
degree proposed to any measure under consideration by the Committee 
unless a written or electronic copy of such amendment has been delivered 
to each Member of the Committee at least 24 hours (not counting 
Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays) before the meeting at which 
the amendment is to be proposed. This paragraph may be waived by a 
majority vote of the Members and shall apply only when 72-hour written 
notice has been provided in accordance with paragraph (F).

                               II. Quorums
    (A) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (B), eight Members of the 
Committee shall constitute a quorum for the reporting or approving of 
any measure or matter or recommendation. Five Members of the Committee 
shall constitute a quorum for purposes of transacting any other 
business.
    (B) In order to transact any business at a Committee meeting, at 
least one Member of the minority shall be present. If, at any meeting, 
business cannot be transacted because of the absence of such a Member, 
the matter shall lay over for a calendar day. If the presence of a 
minority Member is not then obtained, business may be transacted by the 
appropriate quorum.
    (C) One Member shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of 
receiving testimony.

                               III. Voting
    (A) Votes may be cast by proxy. A proxy shall be written and may be 
conditioned by personal instructions. A proxy shall be valid only for 
the day given.
    (B) There shall be a complete record kept of all Committee actions. 
Such record shall contain the vote cast by each Member of the Committee 
on any question on which a roll call vote is requested.

                   IV. Hearings and Hearing Procedures
    (A) Except as specifically otherwise provided, the rules governing 
meetings shall govern hearings.
    (B) At least one week in advance of the date of any hearing, the 
Committee shall undertake, consistent with the provisions of paragraph 4 
of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, to make public 
announcements of the date, place, time, and subject matter of such 
hearing.
    (C)(1) Each witness who is scheduled to testify at a hearing of the 
Committee shall submit 40 copies of such witness' testimony to the 
Committee not later than 48 hours (not counting Saturdays, Sundays, and 
federal holidays) before the witness' scheduled appearance at the 
hearing.
    (2) Any witness who fails to meet the deadline specified in 
paragraph (1) shall not be permitted to present testimony but may be 
seated to take questions from Committee members, unless the Chairman and 
Ranking Minority Member determine there is good cause for the witness' 
failure to meet the deadline or it is in the Committee's interest to 
permit such witness to testify.
    (D) The presiding Member at any hearing is authorized to limit the 
time allotted to each witness appearing before the Committee.
    (E) The Chairman, with the concurrence of the Ranking Minority 
Member of the Committee, is authorized to subpoena the attendance of 
witnesses and the production of memoranda, documents, records, and any 
other materials. If the Chairman or a Committee staff member designated 
by the Chairman has not received from the Ranking Minority Member or a 
Committee staff member designated by the Ranking Minority Member notice 
of the Ranking Minority Member's nonconcurrence in the subpoena within 
48 hours (not counting Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays) of 
being notified of the Chairman's intention to subpoena attendance or 
production, the Chairman is authorized following the end of the 48-hour 
period involved to subpoena the same without the Ranking Minority 
Member's concurrence. Regardless of whether a subpoena has been 
concurred in by the Ranking Minority Member, such subpoena may be 
authorized by vote of the Members of the Committee. When the Committee 
or Chairman authorizes a subpoena, the subpoena may be issued upon the 
signature of the Chairman or of any other Member of the Committee 
designated by the Chairman.
    (F) Except as specified in Committee Rule VII (requiring oaths, 
under certain circumstances, at hearings to confirm Presidential 
nominations), witnesses at hearings will be required to give testimony 
under oath whenever the presiding Member deems such to be advisable.

                            V. Media Coverage
    Any Committee meeting or hearing which is open to the public may be 
covered by television, radio, and print media. Photographers, reporters, 
and crew members using mechanical recording, filming, or broadcasting 
devices shall position and use their equipment so as not to interfere 
with the seating, vision, or hearing of the Committee Members or staff 
or with the orderly conduct of the meeting or hearing. The presiding 
Member of the meeting or hearing may for good cause terminate, in whole 
or in part, the use of such mechanical devices or take such other action 
as the circumstances and the orderly conduct of the meeting or hearing 
may warrant.

                               VI. General
    All applicable requirements of the Standing Rules of the Senate 
shall govern the Committee.

                      VII. Presidential Nominations
    (A) Each Presidential nominee whose nomination is subject to Senate 
confirmation and referred to this Committee shall submit a statement of 
his or her background and financial interests, including the financial 
interests of his or her spouse and of children living in the nominee's 
household, on a form approved by the Committee, which shall be sworn to 
as to its completeness and accuracy. The Committee form shall be in two 
parts:
          (1) Information concerning employment, education, and 
        background of the nominee which generally relates to the 
        position to which the individual is nominated and which is to be 
        made public; and
          (2) Information concerning the financial and other background 
        of the nominee, to be made public when the Committee determines 
        that such information bears directly on the nominee's 
        qualifications to hold the position to which the individual is 
        nominated.
    (B) At any hearing to confirm a Presidential nomination, the 
testimony of the nominee and, at the request of any Member, any other 
witness shall be under oath.
    (C) Committee action on a nomination, including hearings or a 
meeting to consider a motion to recommend confirmation, shall not occur 
until at least five days (not counting Saturdays, Sundays, and federal 
holidays) after the nominee submits with respect to the currently 
pending nomination the form required by this rule unless the Chairman, 
with the concurrence of the Ranking Minority Member, waives this waiting 
period.

        VIII. Naming of Department of Veterans Affairs Facilities
    It is the policy of the Committee that a Department of Veterans 
Affairs facility may be named only after a deceased individual and only 
under the following circumstances:
    (A) Such individual was:
          (1) A veteran who (i) was instrumental in the construction or 
        the operation of the facility to be named, or (ii) was a 
        recipient of the Medal of Honor or, as determined by the 
        Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, otherwise performed 
        military service of an extraordinarily distinguished character;
          (2) A Member of the United States House of Representatives or 
        Senate who had a direct association with such facility;
          (3) An Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, a Secretary of 
        Veterans Affairs, a Secretary of Defense or of a service branch, 
        or a military or other Federal civilian official of comparable 
        or higher rank; or
          (4) An individual who, as determined by the Chairman and 
        Ranking Minority Member, performed outstanding service for 
        veterans.
    (B) Each Member of the Congressional delegation representing the 
State in which the designated facility is located must indicate in 
writing such Member's support of the proposal to name such facility 
after such individual. It is the policy of the Committee that sponsoring 
or cosponsoring legislation to name such facility after such individual 
will not alone satisfy this requirement.
    (C) The pertinent State department or chapter of each 
Congressionally chartered veterans' organization having a national 
membership of at least 500,000 must indicate in writing its support of 
such proposal.

                       IX. Amendments to the Rules
    The rules of the Committee may be changed, modified, amended, or 
suspended at any time provided, however, that no less than a majority of 
the entire membership so determine at a regular meeting with due notice 
or at a meeting specifically called for that purpose. The rules 
governing quorums for reporting legislative matters shall govern rules 
changes, modification, amendments, or suspension.
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                      Committee Funding Resolution

                  SENATE RESOLUTION 73, 114TH CONGRESS
    Authorizing expenditures by committees of the Senate for the periods 
March 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015, October 1, 2015 through 
September 30, 2016, and October 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017.

    Resolved,

                   SECTION 1. AGGREGATE AUTHORIZATION.
    (a) In General.--For purposes of carrying out the powers, duties, 
and functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, and under the 
appropriate authorizing resolutions of the Senate, there is authorized 
for the period March 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015, in the 
aggregate of $57,801,217, for the period October 1, 2015 through 
September 30, 2016, in the aggregate of $99,087,800, and for the period 
October 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017, in the aggregate of 
$41,286,584, in accordance with the provisions of this resolution, for 
standing committees of the Senate, the Special Committee on Aging, the 
Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Indian Affairs.
    (b) Agency Contributions.--There are authorized to be paid from the 
appropriations account for ``Expenses of Inquiries and Investigations'' 
of the Senate such sums as may be necessary for agency contributions 
related to the compensation of employees of the committees for the 
period March 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015, for the period October 
1, 2015 through September 30, 2016, and for the period October 1, 2016 
through February 28, 2017.

       SEC. 2. COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY.
    (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its 
jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, 
reporting such hearings, and making investigations as authorized by 
paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry is authorized from 
March 1, 2015 through February 28, 2017, in its discretion--
          (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
          (2) to employ personnel; and
          (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the services 
        of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2015.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015 
under this section shall not exceed $2,463,834, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $200,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $40,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (c) Expenses for Fiscal Year 2016 Period.--The expenses of the 
committee for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 
under this section shall not exceed $4,223,716, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $200,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $40,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (d) Expenses for Period Ending February 28, 2017.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period October 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017 
under this section shall not exceed $1,759,882, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $200,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $40,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).

                  SEC. 3. COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES.
    (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its 
jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, 
reporting such hearings, and making investigations as authorized by 
paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the 
Committee on Armed Services is authorized from March 1, 2015 through 
February 28, 2017, in its discretion--
          (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
          (2) to employ personnel; and
          (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the services 
        of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2015.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015 
under this section shall not exceed $3,783,845, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $46,667 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $17,500 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (c) Expenses for Fiscal Year 2016 Period.--The expenses of the 
committee for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 
under this section shall not exceed $6,486,591, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $80,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $30,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (d) Expenses for Period Ending February 28, 2017.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period October 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017 
under this section shall not exceed $2,702,746, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $33,334 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $12,500 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).

        SEC. 4. COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS.
     (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its 
jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, 
reporting such hearings, and making investigations as authorized by 
paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs is authorized from 
March 1, 2015 through February 28, 2017, in its discretion--
          (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
          (2) to employ personnel; and
          (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the services 
        of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2015.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015 
under this section shall not exceed $3,119,153, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $8,370 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $503 may be expended for the training of the 
        professional staff of such committee (under procedures specified 
        by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (c) Expenses for Fiscal Year 2016 Period.--The expenses of the 
committee for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 
under this section shall not exceed $5,347,119, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $14,348 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $861 may be expended for the training of the 
        professional staff of such committee (under procedures specified 
        by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (d) Expenses for Period Ending February 28, 2017.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period October 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017 
under this section shall not exceed $2,227,966, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $5,978 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $358 may be expended for the training of the 
        professional staff of such committee (under procedures specified 
        by section 202(j) of that Act).

                    SEC. 5. COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET.
    (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its 
jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, 
reporting such hearings, and making investigations as authorized by 
paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the 
Committee on the Budget is authorized from March 1, 2015 through 
February 28, 2017, in its discretion--
          (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
          (2) to employ personnel; and
          (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the services 
        of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2015.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015 
under this section shall not exceed $3,534,372, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $35,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $21,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (c) Expenses for Fiscal Year 2016 Period.--The expenses of the 
committee for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 
under this section shall not exceed $6,058,924, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $60,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $36,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (d) Expenses for Period Ending February 28, 2017.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period October 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017 
under this section shall not exceed $2,524,552, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $25,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $15,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).

       SEC. 6. COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION.
     (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its 
jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, 
reporting such hearings, and making investigations as authorized by 
paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is authorized from 
March 1, 2015 through February 28, 2017, in its discretion--
          (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
          (2) to employ personnel; and
          (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the services 
        of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2015.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015 
under this section shall not exceed $3,879,581, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $50,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $50,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (c) Expenses for Fiscal Year 2016 Period.--The expenses of the 
committee for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 
under this section shall not exceed $6,650,710, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $50,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $50,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (d) Expenses for Period Ending February 28, 2017.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period October 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017 
under this section shall not exceed $2,771,129, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $50,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $50,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).

           SEC. 7. COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
     (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its 
jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, 
reporting such hearings, and making investigations as authorized by 
paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is authorized from March 1, 
2015 through February 28, 2017, in its discretion--
          (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
          (2) to employ personnel; and
          (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the services 
        of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2015.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015 
under this section shall not exceed $3,219,522.
    (c) Expenses for Fiscal Year 2016 Period.--The expenses of the 
committee for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 
under this section shall not exceed $5,519,181.
    (d) Expenses for Period Ending February 28, 2017.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period October 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017 
under this section shall not exceed $2,299,659.

           SEC. 8. COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS.
    (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its 
jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, 
reporting such hearings, and making investigations as authorized by 
paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works is authorized from March 1, 
2015 through February 28, 2017, in its discretion--
          (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
          (2) to employ personnel; and
          (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the services 
        of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2015.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015 
under this section shall not exceed $3,060,871, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $4,666.67 may be expended for the 
        procurement of the services of individual consultants, or 
        organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the 
        Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  
        4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $1,166.67 may be expended for the training 
        of the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (c) Expenses for Fiscal Year 2016 Period.--The expenses of the 
committee for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 
under this section shall not exceed $5,247,208, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $8,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $2,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (d) Expenses for Period Ending February 28, 2017.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period October 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017 
under this section shall not exceed $2,186,337, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $3,333.33 may be expended for the 
        procurement of the services of individual consultants, or 
        organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the 
        Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  
        4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $833.33 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).

                      SEC. 9. COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.
     (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its 
jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, 
reporting such hearings, and making investigations as authorized by 
paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the 
Committee on Finance is authorized from March 1, 2015 through February 
28, 2017, in its discretion--
          (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
          (2) to employ personnel; and
          (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the services 
        of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2015.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015 
under this section shall not exceed $4,710,670 of which--
          (1) not to exceed $17,500 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $5,833 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (c) Expenses for Fiscal Year 2016 Period.--The expenses of the 
committee for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 
under this section shall not exceed $8,075,434, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $30,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $10,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (d) Expenses for Period Ending February 28, 2017.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period October 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017 
under this section shall not exceed $3,364,764, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $12,500 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $4,166 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).

                SEC. 10. COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS.
     (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its 
jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, 
reporting such hearings, and making investigations as authorized by 
paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations is authorized from March 1, 2015 through 
February 28, 2017, in its discretion--
          (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
          (2) to employ personnel; and
          (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the services 
        of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2015.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015 
under this section shall not exceed $3,889,028, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $58,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $11,600 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (c) Expenses for Fiscal Year 2016 Period.--The expenses of the 
committee for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 
under this section shall not exceed $6,666,904, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $100,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (d) Expenses for Period Ending February 28, 2017.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period October 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017 
under this section shall not exceed $2,777,877, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $42,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $8,400 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).

      SEC. 11. COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS.
     (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its 
jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, 
reporting such hearings, and making investigations as authorized by 
paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions is authorized from 
March 1, 2015 through February 28, 2017, in its discretion--
          (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
          (2) to employ personnel; and
          (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the services 
        of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2015.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015 
under this section shall not exceed $5,105,487, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $75,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $25,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (c) Expenses for Fiscal Year 2016 Period.--The expenses of the 
committee for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 
under this section shall not exceed $8,752,264, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $75,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $25,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (d) Expenses for Period Ending February 28, 2017.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period October 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017 
under this section shall not exceed $3,646,777, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $75,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $25,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).

    SEC. 12. COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS.
     (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its 
jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules and S. Res. 445, agreed to 
October 9, 2004 (108th Congress), including holding hearings, reporting 
such hearings, and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1 
and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is authorized from March 1, 
2015 through February 28, 2017, in its discretion--
          (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
          (2) to employ personnel; and
          (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the services 
        of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2015.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015 
under this section shall not exceed $5,591,653, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $75,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (c) Expenses for Fiscal Year 2016 Period.--The expenses of the 
committee for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 
under this section shall not exceed $9,585,691, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $75,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (d) Expenses for Period Ending February 28, 2017.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period October 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017 
under this section shall not exceed $3,994,038, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $75,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (e) Investigations.--
          (1) In General.--The committee, or any duly authorized 
        subcommittee of the committee, is authorized to study or 
        investigate--
                  (A) the efficiency and economy of operations of all 
                branches of the Government including the possible 
                existence of fraud, misfeasance, malfeasance, collusion, 
                mismanagement, incompetence, corruption, or unethical 
                practices, waste, extravagance, conflicts of interest, 
                and the improper expenditure of Government funds in 
                transactions, contracts, and activities of the 
                Government or of Government officials and employees and 
                any and all such improper practices between Government 
                personnel and corporations, individuals, companies, or 
                persons affiliated therewith, doing business with the 
                Government, and the compliance or noncompliance of such 
                corporations, companies, or individuals or other 
                entities with the rules, regulations, and laws governing 
                the various governmental agencies and the Government's 
                relationships with the public;
                  (B) the extent to which criminal or other improper 
                practices or activities are, or have been, engaged in 
                the field of labor-management relations or in groups or 
                organizations of employees or employers, to the 
                detriment of interests of the public, employers, or 
                employees, and to determine whether any changes are 
                required in the laws of the United States in order to 
                protect such interests against the occurrence of such 
                practices or activities;
                  (C) organized criminal activity which may operate in 
                or otherwise utilize the facilities of interstate or 
                international commerce in furtherance of any 
                transactions and the manner and extent to which, and the 
                identity of the persons, firms, or corporations, or 
                other entities by whom such utilization is being made, 
                and further, to study and investigate the manner in 
                which and the extent to which persons engaged in 
                organized criminal activity have infiltrated lawful 
                business enterprise, and to study the adequacy of 
                Federal laws to prevent the operations of organized 
                crime in interstate or international commerce, and to 
                determine whether any changes are required in the laws 
                of the United States in order to protect the public 
                against such practices or activities;
                  (D) all other aspects of crime and lawlessness within 
                the United States which have an impact upon or affect 
                the national health, welfare, and safety, including 
                investment fraud schemes, commodity and security fraud, 
                computer fraud, and the use of offshore banking and 
                corporate facilities to carry out criminal objectives;
                  (E) the efficiency and economy of operations of all 
                branches and functions of the Government with particular 
                reference to--
                          (i) the effectiveness of present national 
                        security methods, staffing, and processes as 
                        tested against the requirements imposed by the 
                        rapidly mounting complexity of national security 
                        problems;
                          (ii) the capacity of present national security 
                        staffing, methods, and processes to make full 
                        use of the Nation's resources of knowledge and 
                        talents;
                          (iii) the adequacy of present 
                        intergovernmental relations between the United 
                        States and international organizations 
                        principally concerned with national security of 
                        which the United States is a member; and
                          (iv) legislative and other proposals to 
                        improve these methods, processes, and 
                        relationships;
                  (F) the efficiency, economy, and effectiveness of all 
                agencies and departments of the Government involved in 
                the control and management of energy shortages including 
                their performance with respect to--
                          (i) the collection and dissemination of 
                        accurate statistics on fuel demand and supply;
                          (ii) the implementation of effective energy 
                        conservation measures;
                          (iii) the pricing of energy in all forms;
                          (iv) coordination of energy programs with 
                        State and local government;
                          (v) control of exports of scarce fuels;
                          (vi) the management of tax, import, pricing, 
                        and other policies affecting energy supplies;
                          (vii) maintenance of the independent sector of 
                        the petroleum industry as a strong competitive 
                        force;
                          (viii) the allocation of fuels in short supply 
                        by public and private entities;
                          (ix) the management of energy supplies owned 
                        or controlled by the Government;
                          (x) relations with other oil producing and 
                        consuming countries;
                          (xi) the monitoring of compliance by 
                        governments, corporations, or individuals with 
                        the laws and regulations governing the 
                        allocation, conservation, or pricing of energy 
                        supplies; and
                          (xii) research into the discovery and 
                        development of alternative energy supplies; and
                  (G) the efficiency and economy of all branches and 
                functions of Government with particular references to 
                the operations and management of Federal regulatory 
                policies and programs.
          (2) Extent of Inquiries.--In carrying out the duties provided 
        in paragraph (1), the inquiries of this committee or any 
        subcommittee of the committee shall not be construed to be 
        limited to the records, functions, and operations of any 
        particular branch of the Government and may extend to the 
        records and activities of any persons, corporation, or other 
        entity.
          (3) Special Committee Authority.--For the purposes of this 
        subsection, the committee, or any duly authorized subcommittee 
        of the committee, or its chairman, or any other member of the 
        committee or subcommittee designated by the chairman is 
        authorized, in its, his, her, or their discretion--
                  (A) to require by subpoena or otherwise the attendance 
                of witnesses and production of correspondence, books, 
                papers, and documents;
                  (B) to hold hearings;
                  (C) to sit and act at any time or place during the 
                sessions, recess, and adjournment periods of the Senate;
                  (D) to administer oaths; and
                  (E) to take testimony, either orally or by sworn 
                statement, or, in the case of staff members of the 
                Committee and the Permanent Subcommittee on 
                Investigations, by deposition in accordance with the 
                Committee Rules of Procedure.
          (4) Authority of Other Committees.--Nothing contained in this 
        subsection shall affect or impair the exercise of any other 
        standing committee of the Senate of any power, or the discharge 
        by such committee of any duty, conferred or imposed upon it by 
        the Standing Rules of the Senate or by the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946.
          (5) Subpoena Authority.--All subpoenas and related legal 
        processes of the committee and any duly authorized subcommittee 
        of the committee authorized under S. Res. 253, agreed to October 
        3, 2013 (113th Congress) are authorized to continue.

                   SEC. 13. COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY.
     (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its 
jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, 
reporting such hearings, and making investigations as authorized by 
paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the 
Committee on the Judiciary is authorized from March 1, 2015 through 
February 28, 2017, in its discretion--
          (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
          (2) to employ personnel; and
          (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the services 
        of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2015.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015 
under this section shall not exceed $5,461,388, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $200,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (c) Expenses for Fiscal Year 2016 Period.--The expenses of the 
committee for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 
under this section shall not exceed $9,362,379, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $200,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (d) Expenses for Period Ending February 28, 2017.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period October 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017 
under this section shall not exceed $3,900,991, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $200,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).

             SEC. 14. COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION.
     (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its 
jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, 
reporting such hearings, and making investigations as authorized by 
paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the 
Committee on Rules and Administration is authorized from March 1, 2015 
through February 28, 2017, in its discretion--
          (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
          (2) to employ personnel; and
          (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the services 
        of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2015.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015 
under this section shall not exceed $1,375,819, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $43,750 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $7,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (c) Expenses for Fiscal Year 2016 Period.--The expenses of the 
committee for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 
under this section shall not exceed $2,358,546, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $75,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $12,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (d) Expenses for Period Ending February 28, 2017.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period October 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017 
under this section shall not exceed $982,728, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $31,250 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $5,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).

       SEC. 15. COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
     (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its 
jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, 
reporting such hearings, and making investigations as authorized by 
paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship is authorized from 
March 1, 2015 through February 28, 2017, in its discretion--
          (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
          (2) to employ personnel; and
          (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the services 
        of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2015.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015 
under this section shall not exceed $1,520,944, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $25,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $10,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (c) Expenses for Fiscal Year 2016 Period.--The expenses of the 
committee for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 
under this section shall not exceed $2,607,332, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $25,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $10,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (d) Expenses for Period Ending February 28, 2017.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period October 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017 
under this section shall not exceed $1,086,388, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $25,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $10,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).

                 SEC. 16. COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS.
     (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its 
jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, 
reporting such hearings, and making investigations as authorized by 
paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs is authorized from March 1, 2015 through 
February 28, 2017, in its discretion--
          (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
          (2) to employ personnel; and
          (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the services 
        of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2015.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015 
under this section shall not exceed $1,283,522, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $10,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $3,500 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (c) Expenses for Fiscal Year 2016 Period.--The expenses of the 
committee for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 
under this section shall not exceed $2,200,323, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $5,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (d) Expenses for Period Ending February 28, 2017.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period October 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017 
under this section shall not exceed $916,801, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $8,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $1,500 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).

                  SEC. 17. SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING.
     (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions imposed by section 104 of S. Res. 4, agreed to February 4, 
1977 (95th Congress), and in exercising the authority conferred on it by 
such section, the Special Committee on Aging is authorized from March 1, 
2015 through February 28, 2017, in its discretion--
          (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
          (2) to employ personnel; and
          (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the services 
        of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2015.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015 
under this section shall not exceed $1,399,763, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $3,055 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $3,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (c) Expenses for Fiscal Year 2016 Period.--The expenses of the 
committee for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 
under this section shall not exceed $2,399,594, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $6,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $6,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (d) Expenses for Period Ending February 28, 2017.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period October 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017 
under this section shall not exceed $999,831, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $2,500 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $1,500 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).

                SEC. 18. SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE.
     (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under S. Res. 400, agreed to May 19, 1976 (94th Congress), as 
amended by S. Res. 445, agreed to October 9, 2004 (108th Congress), in 
accordance with its jurisdiction under sections 3(a) and 17 of such S. 
Res. 400, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings, and 
making investigations as authorized by section 5 of such S. Res. 400, 
the Select Committee on Intelligence is authorized from March 1, 2015 
through February 28, 2017, in its discretion--
          (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
          (2) to employ personnel; and
          (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the services 
        of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2015.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015 
under this section shall not exceed $3,217,448, of which not to exceed 
$10,000 may be expended for the procurement of the services of 
individual consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by 
section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 
Sec.  4301(i))).
    (c) Expenses for Fiscal Year 2016 Period.--The expenses of the 
committee for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 
under this section shall not exceed $5,515,626, of which not to exceed 
$17,144 may be expended for the procurement of the services of 
individual consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by 
section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 
Sec.  4301(i))).
    (d) Expenses for Period Ending February 28, 2017.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period October 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017 
under this section shall not exceed $2,298,177, of which not to exceed 
$7,143 may be expended for the procurement of the services of individual 
consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) 
of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))).

                  SEC. 19. COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS.
     (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions imposed by section 105 of S. Res. 4, agreed to February 4, 
1977 (95th Congress), and in exercising the authority conferred on it by 
that section, the Committee on Indian Affairs is authorized from March 
1, 2015 through February 28, 2017, in its discretion--
          (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
          (2) to employ personnel; and
          (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the services 
        of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2015.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015 
under this section shall not exceed $1,184,317, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (c) Expenses for Fiscal Year 2016 Period.--The expenses of the 
committee for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 
under this section shall not exceed $2,030,258, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended for training 
        consultants of the professional staff of such committee (under 
        procedures specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (d) Expenses for Period Ending February 28, 2017.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period October 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017 
under this section shall not exceed $845,941, of which--
          (1) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended for the procurement 
        of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 
        thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  4301(i))); and
          (2) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended for training 
        consultants of the professional staff of such committee (under 
        procedures specified by section 202(j) of that Act).

                        SEC. 20. SPECIAL RESERVE.
    (a) Establishment.--Within the funds in the account ``Expenses of 
Inquiries and Investigations'' there is authorized to be established a 
special reserve to be available to any committee funded by this 
resolution as provided in subsection (b) of which--
          (1) for the period March 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015, 
        an amount shall be available, not to exceed 7 percent of the 
        amount equal to 7/12th of the appropriations for the account 
        that are available for the period October 1, 2014 through 
        September 30, 2015;
          (2) for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016, 
        an amount shall be available, not to exceed 7 percent of the 
        appropriations for the account that are available for that 
        period; and
          (3) for the period October 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017, 
        an amount shall be available, not to exceed 7 percent of the 
        amount equal to 5/12th of the appropriations for the account 
        that are available for the period October 1, 2016 through 
        September 30, 2017.
    (b) Availability.--The special reserve authorized in subsection (a) 
shall be available to any committee--
          (1) on the basis of special need to meet unpaid obligations 
        incurred by that committee during the period referred to in 
        paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a); and
          (2) at the request of a Chairman and Ranking Member of that 
        committee subject to the approval of the Chairman and Ranking 
        Member of the Committee on Rules and Administration.

               Senate Resolution 64, 113th Congress (2013)

 SEC. 21. SENATE NATIONAL SECURITY WORKING GROUP EXTENSION AND REVISION.
    (a) Working Group Reconstitution.--
          (1) In General.--The Senate National Security Working Group 
        (in this section referred to as the ``Working Group''), 
        authorized by Senate Resolution 105 of the 101st Congress, 1st 
        session(agreed to on April 13, 1989), as subsequently amended 
        and extended, is hereby reconstituted.
          (2) Duties.--The Working Group--
                  (A) shall serve as a forum for bipartisan discussion 
                of current national security issues relating to the 
                jurisdictions of multiple committees of the Senate;
                  (B) shall conduct regular meetings and maintain 
                records of all meetings and activities;
                  (C) may authorize members to act as official observers 
                on the United States delegation to any negotiations to 
                which the United States is a party regarding--
                          (i) the reduction, limitation, or control of 
                        conventional weapons, weapons of mass 
                        destruction, or the means for delivery of any 
                        such weapons;
                          (ii) the reduction, limitation, or control of 
                        missile defenses; or
                          (iii) export controls;
                  (D) may study any issues related to national security 
                that the majority leader of the Senate and the minority 
                leader of the Senate jointly determine appropriate;
                  (E) is encouraged to consult with parliamentarians and 
                legislators of foreign nations and to participate in 
                international forums and institutions regarding the 
                matters described in subparagraphs (C) and (D); and
                  (F) is not authorized to investigate matters relating 
                to espionage or intelligence operations against the 
                United States, counterintelligence operations and 
                activities, or other intelligence matters within the 
                jurisdiction of the Select Committee on Intelligence 
                under Senate Resolution 400 of the 94th Congress, agreed 
                to on May 19, 1976.
          (3) Composition.--
                  (A) In General.--The Working Group shall be composed 
                of 20 members, as follows:
                          (i) 7 Cochairmen, who shall head the Working 
                        Group, as follows:
                            (I) 4 Members of the Senate from the 
                        majority party in the Senate (in this section 
                        referred to as the ``Majority Cochairmen''), 
                        appointed by the majority leader of the Senate.
                            (II) 3 Members of the Senate from the 
                        minority party in the Senate (in this section 
                        referred to as the ``Minority Cochairmen''), 
                        appointed by the minority leader of the Senate.
                          (ii) The majority leader of the Senate and the 
                        minority leader of the Senate.
                          (iii) 5 Members of the Senate from the 
                        majority party in the Senate, appointed by the 
                        majority leader of the Senate.
                          (iv) 6 Members of the Senate from the minority 
                        party in the Senate, appointed by the minority 
                        leader of the Senate.
                  (B) Administrative Cochairmen.--The majority leader of 
                the Senate shall designate one of the Majority 
                Cochairmen to serve as the Majority Administrative 
                Cochairman, and the minority leader of the Senate shall 
                designate one of the Minority Cochairmen to serve as the 
                Minority Administrative Cochairman.
                  (C) Publication.--Appointments and designations under 
                this paragraph shall be printed in the Congressional 
                Record.
          (4) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Working Group shall be 
        filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was 
        made.
    (b) Working Group Staff.--
          (1) Compensation and Expenses.--(A) The Working Group is 
        authorized, from funds made available under subsection (c), to 
        employ such staff in the manner and at a rate not to exceed that 
        allowed for employees of a committee of the Senate under 
        paragraph (3) of section 105(e) of the Legislative Branch 
        Appropriation Ace, 1968 (2 U.S.C. Sec.  61-1(e)), and incur such 
        expenses as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out its 
        duties and functions.
                  (B) Senate Resolution 243, 100th Congress, agreed to 
                July 1, 1987, is amended in section 2(b) by striking the 
                period at the end and inserting ``at a rate not to 
                exceed that allowed for employees of a committee of the 
                Senate under paragraph (3) of section 105(e) of the 
                Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 
                Sec.  61-1(e)).''.
                  (C) Payments made under this subsection for 
                receptions, meals, and food-related expenses shall be 
                authorized, however, only for those actual expenses 
                incurred by the Working Group in the course of 
                conducting its official duties and functions. Amounts 
                received as reimbursement for such food expenses shall 
                not be reported as income, and the expenses so 
                reimbursed shall not be allowed as a deduction under 
                title 26, United States Code.
          (2) Designation of Professional Staff.--
                  (A) In General.--The Majority Administrative 
                Cochairman shall designate one or more professional 
                staff members for each Majority Cochairman of the 
                Working Group, upon recommendations from each such 
                Majority Cochairman. The Minority Administrative 
                Cochairman shall designate one or more professional 
                staff members for each Minority Cochairman of the 
                Working Group, upon recommendations from each such 
                Minority Cochairman.
                  (B) Compensation of Senate Employees.--In the case of 
                the compensation of any such professional staff member 
                who is an employee of a Member of the Senate or of a 
                committee of the Senate and who has been designated to 
                perform services for the Working Group, such 
                professional staff member shall continue to be paid by 
                such Member or such Committee, as the case may be, but 
                the account from which such professional staff member is 
                paid shall be reimbursed for the services of such 
                professional staff member (including agency 
                contributions when appropriate) out of funds made 
                available under subsection (c)(2).
                  (C) Duties.--The professional staff members authorized 
                by this paragraph shall serve all members of the Working 
                Group and shall carry out such functions as their 
                respective Cochairmen may specify.
                  (D) Exclusive Participation in Official Activities.--
                Except as provided in paragraph (4), only designated 
                staff of the Working Group may participate in the 
                official activities of the Working Group.
          (3) Leadership Staff.--
                  (A) In General.--The majority leader of the Senate and 
                the minority leader of the Senate may each designate 2 
                staff members who shall be responsible to the respective 
                leader.
                  (B) Compensation.--Funds necessary to compensate 
                leadership staff shall be transferred from the funds 
                made available under subsection (c)(3) to the respective 
                account from which such designated staff member is paid.
          (4) Foreign Travel.--
                  (A) In General.--All foreign travel of the Working 
                Group shall be authorized solely by the majority leader 
                of the Senate and the minority leader of the Senate, 
                upon the recommendation of the Administrative 
                Cochairmen. Participation by Senate staff members in, 
                and access to, all official activites and functions of 
                the Working Group during foreign travel, and access to 
                all classified briefings and information made available 
                to the Working Group during such travel, shall be 
                limited exclusively to Working Group staff members with 
                appropriate clearances.
                  (B) Authorization Required.--
                          (i) Committee Staff.--No foreign travel or 
                        other funding shall be authorized by any 
                        committee of the Senate for the use of staff for 
                        activities described under this paragraph 
                        without the joint written authorization of the 
                        majority leader of the Senate and the minority 
                        leader of the Senate to the chairman of such 
                        committee.
                          (ii) Member Staff.--No foreign travel or other 
                        funding shall be authorized for the staff of any 
                        Member of the Senate, other than Working Group 
                        staff, for activities described under this 
                        paragraph unless the majority leader of the 
                        Senate and the minority leader of the Senate 
                        jointly so authorize in writing.
    (c) Payment of Expenses.--
          (1) In General.--The expenses of the Working Group shall be 
        paid from the contingent fund of the Senate, out of the account 
        of Miscellaneous Items, upon vouchers approved jointly by the 
        Administrative Cochairmen (except that vouchers shall not be 
        required for the disbursement of salaries of employees who are 
        paid at an annual rate).
          (2) Amounts Available.--For any fiscal year, not more than 
        $500,000 shall be expended for staff and for expenses (excepting 
        expenses incurred for foreign travel), of which not more than 
        $100,000 shall be available for each Administrative Cochairman 
        and the staff of such Administrative Cochairman, and not more 
        than $60,000 shall be available for each Cochairman who is not 
        an Administrative Cochairman and the staff of such Cochairman.
          (3) Leadership Staff.--In addition to the amounts referred to 
        in paragraph (2), for any fiscal year, not more than $200,000 
        shall be expended from the contingent fund of the Senate, out of 
        the account of Miscellaneous Items, for leadership staff as 
        designated in subsection (b)(3) for salaries and expenses 
        (excepting expenses incurred for foreign travel).
    (d) Sunset.--The provisions of this section shall remain in effect 
until December 31, 2016.
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               II. Authority and Rules of Joint Committees

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                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                        Joint Economic Committee

                        JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE

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            Title 15, United States Code--Commerce and Trade

Sec. 1024. Joint Economic Committee

(a) Composition
    There is established a Joint Economic Committee, to be composed of 
ten Members of the Senate, to be appointed by the President of the 
Senate, and ten Members of the House of Representatives, to be appointed 
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. In each case, the 
majority party shall be represented by six Members and the minority 
party shall be represented by four Members.

(b) Functions
    It shall be the function of the joint committee--
          (1) to make a continuing study of matters relating to the 
        Economic Report;
          (2) to study means of coordinating programs in order to 
        further the policy of this chapter; and
          (3) as a guide to the several committees of the Congress 
        dealing with legislation relating to the Economic Report, not 
        later than March 1 of each year (beginning with the year 1947) 
        to file a report with the Senate and the House of 
        Representatives containing its findings and recommendations with 
        respect to each of the main recommendations made by the 
        President in the Economic Report, and from time to time to make 
        such other reports and recommendations to the Senate and House 
        of Representatives as it deems advisable.

(c) Vacancies; selection of chairman and vice chairman
    Vacancies in the Membership of the joint committee shall not affect 
the power of the remaining Members to execute the functions of the joint 
committee, and shall be filled in the same manner as in the case of the 
original selection. The joint committee shall select a chairman and a 
vice chairman from among its Members.

(d) Hearings; employment and compensation of personnel; cost of 
                    stenographic services; utilization of Governmental 
                    services and private research agencies
    The joint committee, or any duly authorized subcommittee thereof, is 
authorized to hold such hearings as it deems advisable, and, within the 
limitations of its appropriations, the joint committee is empowered to 
appoint and fix the compensation of such experts, consultants, 
technicians, and clerical and stenographic assistants, to procure such 
printing and binding, and to make such expenditures, as it deems 
necessary and advisable. The cost of stenographic services to report 
hearings of the joint committee, or any subcommittee thereof, shall not 
exceed 25 cents per hundred words. The joint committee is authorized to 
utilize the services, information, and facilities of the departments and 
establishments of the Government, and also of private research agencies.

(e) Appropriations
    To enable the joint committee to exercise its powers, functions, and 
duties under this chapter, there are authorized to be appropriated for 
each fiscal year such sums as may be necessary, to be disbursed by the 
Secretary of the Senate on vouchers signed by the chairman or vice 
chairman, except that vouchers shall not be required for the 
disbursement of salaries of employees paid at an annual rate.
          * * * * * * *
(Feb. 20, 1946, ch. 33, Sec. 11, formerly Sec. 5, 60 Stat. 25; Aug. 2, 
1946, ch. 753, title II, Sec. 225, 60 Stat. 838; Feb. 2, 1948, ch. 42, 
62 Stat. 16; Oct. 6, 1949, ch. 627, Sec. Sec. 1, 2, 63 Stat. 721; June 
18, 1956, ch. 399, Sec. 2, 70 Stat. 290; Feb. 17, 1959, Pub. L. 86-1, 73 
Stat. 3; Oct. 13, 1964, Pub. L. 88-661, 78 Stat. 1093; Jan. 25, 1967, 
Pub. L. 90-2, 81 Stat. 4; Dec. 27, 1974, Pub. L. 93-554, title I, 
Sec. 101, 88 Stat. 1776; renumbered Oct. 27, 1978, Pub. L. 95-523, 
Sec. 104, 92 Stat. 1893.)

                           Rules of Procedure

      As adopted on Feb. 26, 2013; originally approved Dec. 6, 1955
    Rule 1. The rules of the Senate and House, insofar as they are 
applicable, shall govern the committee and its subcommittees. The rules 
of the Committee, insofar as they are applicable, shall be the rules of 
any subcommittee of the Committee.
    Rule 2. The meetings of the Committee shall be held at such times 
and in such places as the Chairman may designate, or at such times as a 
quorum of the Committee may request in writing, with adequate advance 
notice provided to all members of the Committee. Subcommittee meetings 
shall not be held when the full Committee is meeting. Where the rules 
require a vote of the members of the Committee, polling of members 
either in writing or by telephone shall not be permitted to substitute 
for a vote taken at a Committee meeting, unless the Ranking Minority 
Member assents to a waiver of this requirement.
    Rule 3. Ten members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum. A 
majority of the members of a subcommittee shall constitute a quorum of 
such subcommittee.
    Rule 4. Written or telegraphic proxies of Committee members will be 
received and recorded on any vote taken by the Committee, except at the 
organization meeting at the beginning of each Congress, or for the 
purpose of creating a quorum.
    Rule 5. The Chairman may name standing or special subcommittees. Any 
member of the Committee shall have the privilege of sitting with any 
subcommittee during its hearings or deliberations, but no such member 
who is not a member of the subcommittee shall vote on any matter before 
such subcommittee.
    Rule 6. The chairmanship and vice chairmanship of the Committee 
shall alternate between the House and the Senate by Congresses. The 
senior member of the minority party in the House of Congress opposite to 
that of the Chairman shall be the Ranking Minority Member of the 
Committee. In the event the House and Senate are under different party 
control, the Chairman and Vice Chairman shall represent the majority 
party in their respective Houses.
    Rule 7. Questions as to the order of business and the procedure of 
the Committee shall in the first instance be decided by the Chairman, 
subject always to an appeal to the Committee.
    Rule 8. All hearings conducted by the Committee or its subcommittees 
shall be open to the public except where the Committee or subcommittee, 
as the case may be, by a majority vote orders an executive session. 
Whenever possible, all public hearings shall include some sessions held 
on the Senate side and some on the House side. House and Senate members 
shall alternate in order of seating and interrogation.
    Rule 9. So far as practicable all witnesses appearing before the 
Committee shall file advance written statements of their proposed 
testimony, and their oral testimony shall be limited to brief summaries. 
Brief insertions of additional germane material will be received for the 
record, subject to the approval of the Chairman.
    Rule 10. An accurate stenographic record shall be kept of all 
testimony and each witness provided with a copy thereof. Witnesses may 
make changes in testimony for the purpose of correcting grammatical 
errors, obvious errors of fact, and errors of transcription. Brief 
supplemental materials when required to clarify the transcript may be 
inserted in the record subject to the approval of the Chairman. 
Witnesses shall be allowed 3 days within which to correct and return the 
transcript of their testimony. If not so returned, the clerk may close 
the record whenever necessary.
    Rule 11. Each member of the Committee shall be provided with a copy 
of the hearings transcript for the purpose of correcting errors of 
transcription and grammar, and clarifying questions or remarks. If 
another person is authorized by a Committee member to make his 
corrections, the clerk shall be so notified.
    Members who have received unanimous consent to submit written 
questions to witnesses shall be allowed 2 days within which to submit 
these to the executive director for transmission to the witnesses. The 
record may be held open for a period not to exceed 1 week awaiting 
responses by witnesses.
    Rule 12. Testimony received in executive hearings shall not be 
released or included in any report without the approval of a majority of 
the Committee.
    Rule 13. The Chairman shall provide adequate time for questioning of 
witnesses by all members, and the rule of germaneness shall be enforced 
in all hearings.
    Rule 14. None of the hearings of the Committee shall be telecast or 
broadcast, whether directly or through such devices as recordings, 
tapes, motion pictures, or other mechanical means, if in conflict with a 
rule or practice of the House on the side of the Capitol where hearings 
are being held. If no general rule or practice prevails in regard to 
such telecasts or broadcasts, none of the hearings of the committee 
shall be telecast or broadcast unless approved by a majority of the 
members of the Committee.
    Telecasts or broadcasts of any such portion of hearings of the 
Committee as may include testimony of a witness, shall not be authorized 
if such witness objects to such telecast or broadcast: Provided, That 
such witness shall be afforded the opportunity to make such objection, 
if any, to the Committee at a time when the proceedings are not being 
telecast or broadcast.
    Rule 15. No Committee report shall be made public or transmitted to 
the Congress without the approval of a majority of the Committee except 
that when the Congress has adjourned, subcommittees may by majority vote 
and with the express permission of the full Committee submit reports to 
the full Committee and simultaneously release same to the public: 
Provided, That any member of the Committee may make a report 
supplementary to or dissenting from the majority report. Such 
supplementary or dissenting reports should be as brief as possible. 
Factual reports by the Committee staff may be printed for the 
distribution to Committee members and the public only upon authorization 
of the Chairman of the full Committee either with the approval of a 
majority of the Committee or with the consent of the Ranking Minority 
Member.
    Rule 16. No summary of a Committee report, prediction of the 
contents of a report, or statement of conclusions concerning any 
investigation shall be made by a member of the Committee or of the 
Committee staff prior to the issuance of a report of the Committee.
    Rule 17. There shall be kept a complete record of all Committee 
proceedings and actions. The clerk of the Committee, or a designated 
member of the Committee staff, shall act as recording secretary of all 
proceedings before the Committee and shall prepare and circulate to all 
members of the Committee the minutes of such proceedings. Minutes 
circulated will be considered approved unless objection is registered 
prior to the next Committee meeting. The records of the Committee shall 
be open to all members of the Committee.
    Rule 18. The Committee shall have a professional and clerical staff 
under the supervision of an executive director. The Committee shall 
appoint and remove the executive director with the approval of not less 
than 10 members of the Committee. Staff operating procedures shall be 
determined by the executive director, with the approval of the Chairman 
of the Committee, and after notification to the Ranking Minority Member 
with respect to basic revisions. The executive director, under the 
general supervision of the Chairman, is authorized to deal directly with 
agencies of the Government and with non-Government groups and 
individuals on behalf of the Committee.
    The professional members of the Committee staff shall be appointed 
and removed on the recommendation of the executive director with 
approval by majority vote of the Committee. The professional staff 
members, including the executive director, shall be persons selected 
without regard to political affiliations who, as a result of training, 
experience, and attainments, are exceptionally qualified to analyze and 
interpret economic developments and programs. The clerical and temporary 
staff shall be appointed and removed by the executive director with the 
approval of the Chairman, and after notification to the Ranking Minority 
Member. The Committee staff shall serve all members of the Committee in 
an objective, nonpartisan manner. From time to time, upon request, the 
executive director shall designate individual members of the staff to 
assist subcommittees, individual Committee members, and the minority 
members. The staff, to the extent possible, shall be organized along 
functional lines to permit specialization.
    Rule 19. Attendance at executive sessions shall be limited to 
members of the Committee and of the Committee staff. Other persons whose 
presence is requested or consented to by the Committee may be admitted 
to such sessions.
    Rule 20. Selection of witnesses for Committee hearings shall be made 
by the Committee staff under the direction of the Chairman. A list of 
proposed witnesses shall be submitted to the members of the Committee 
for review sufficiently in advance of the hearings to permit suggestions 
by the Committee members to receive appropriate consideration.
    Rule 21. The Chairman of the Committee shall have the overall 
responsibility for preparing and carrying out the Committee's program, 
including staff duties, subject to prior approval of each item on the 
program by a majority of the Committee or, alternatively, by the Ranking 
Minority Member. Prior to and during the transition from one Congress to 
another, the outgoing Committee shall prepare and have ready a plan for 
the consideration of the President's Economic Report and the preparation 
of the Committee's report thereon in order to meet the March 1 deadline 
established by Public Law 304 (79th Cong.), as amended.
    Rule 22. Proposals for amending Committee rules shall be sent to all 
members at least 1 week before final action is taken thereon, unless the 
amendment is made by unanimous consent. Approval by at least 11 members 
of the Committee shall be required to amend these rules.
    Rule 23. The information contained in any books, papers, or 
documents furnished to the Committee by any individual, partnership, 
corporation, or other legal entity shall, upon the request of the 
individual, partnership, corporation, or entity furnishing the same, be 
maintained in strict confidence by the members and staff of the 
Committee, except that any such information may be released outside of 
executive session of the Committee if the release thereof is effected in 
a manner which will not reveal the identity of such individual, 
partnership, corporation, or entity: Provided, That the Committee by 
majority vote may authorize the disclosure of the identity of any such 
individual, partnership, corporation, or entity in connection with any 
pending hearing or as a part of a duly authorized report of the 
Committee if such release is deemed essential to the performance of the 
functions of the Committee and is in the public interest.
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                     Joint Committee on the Library

                     JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE LIBRARY

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                Title 2, United States Code--The Congress

Sec. 132b. Joint Committee on the Library
    The Joint Committee of Congress on the Library shall, on and after 
January 3, 1947, consist of the chairman and four members of the 
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the chairman and 
four members of the Committee on House Oversight of the House of 
Representatives.

(Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title II, Sec. 223, 60 Stat. 838; Pub. L. 104-
186, title II, Sec. 205, Aug. 20, 1996; 110 Stat. 1742.)

                           Rules of Procedure

              161 Cong. Rec. S2928 (daily ed. May 14, 2015)

                   Title I--Meetings of the Committee
    1. Regular meetings may be called by the chairman, with the 
concurrence of the vice-chairman, as may be deemed necessary or pursuant 
to the provision of paragraph 3 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate.
    2. Meetings of the committee, including meetings to conduct 
hearings, shall be open to the public, except that a meeting or series 
of meetings by the committee on the same subject for a period of no more 
than 14 calendar days may be closed to the public on a motion made and 
seconded to go into closed session to discuss only whether the matters 
enumerated in subparagraphs (A) through (F) would require the meeting to 
be closed followed immediately by a recorded vote in open session by a 
majority of the members of the committee when it is determined that the 
matters to be discussed or the testimony to be taken at such meeting or 
meetings--
          (A) will disclose matters necessary to be kept secret in the 
        interests of national defense or the confidential conduct of the 
        foreign relations of the United States;
          (B) will relate solely to matters of the committee staff 
        personnel or internal staff management or procedures;
          (C) will tend to charge an individual with a crime or 
        misconduct, to disgrace or injure the professional standing of 
        an individual, or otherwise to expose an individual to public 
        contempt or obloquy, or will represent a clearly unwarranted 
        invasion of privacy of an individual;
          (D) will disclose the identity of any informer or law 
        enforcement agent or will disclose any information relating to 
        the investigation or prosecution of a criminal offense that is 
        required to be kept secret in the interest of effective law 
        enforcement;
          (E) will disclose information relating to the trade secrets or 
        financial or commercial information pertaining specifically to a 
        given person if--
                  (1) an Act of Congress requires the information to be 
                kept confidential by Government officers and employees; 
                or
                  (2) the information has been obtained by the 
                Government on a confidential basis, other than through 
                an application by such person for a specific Government 
                financial or other benefit, and is required to be kept 
                secret in order to prevent undue injury to the benefit, 
                and is required to be kept secret in order to prevent 
                undue injury to the competitive position of such person; 
                or
          (F) may divulge matters required to be kept confidential under 
        the provisions of law or Government regulation. (Paragraph 5(b) 
        of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate.)
    3. Written notices of committee meetings will normally be sent by 
the committee's staff director to all members at least 3 days in 
advance. In addition, the committee staff will email or telephone 
reminders of committee meetings to all members of the committee or to 
the appropriate staff assistants in their offices.
    4. A copy of the committee's intended agenda enumerating separate 
items of committee business will normally be sent to all members of the 
committee by the staff director at least 1 day in advance of all 
meetings. This does not preclude any member of the committee from 
raising appropriate non-agenda topics.
    5. Any witness who is to appear before the committee in any hearing 
shall file with the clerk of the committee at least 3 business days 
before the date of his or her appearance, a written statement of his or 
her proposed testimony and an executive summary thereof, in such form as 
the Chairman may direct, unless the Chairman waived such a requirement 
for good cause.

                            Title II--Quorums
    1. Pursuant to paragraph 7(a)(1) of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules, 
4 members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
    2. Pursuant to paragraph 7(a)(2) of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules, 
2 members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of 
taking testimony; provided, however, once a quorum is established, any 
one member can continue to take such testimony.
    3. Under no circumstance may proxies be considered for the 
establishment of a quorum.

                            Title III--Voting
    1. Voting in the committee on any issue will normally be by voice 
vote.
    2. If a third of the members present so demand, a recorded vote will 
be taken on any question by roll call.
    3. The results of the roll call votes taken in any meeting upon a 
measure, or any amendment thereto, shall be stated in the committee 
report on that measure unless previously announced by the committee, and 
such report or announcement shall include a tabulation of the votes cast 
in favor and the votes cast in opposition to each measure and amendment 
by each member of the committee. (Paragraph 7(b) and (c) of rule XXVI of 
the Standing Rules.)
    4. Proxy voting shall be allowed on all measures and matters before 
the committee. However, the vote of the committee to report a measure or 
matters shall require the concurrence of a majority of the members of 
the committee who are physically present at the time of the vote. 
Proxies will be allowed in such cases solely for the purpose of 
recording a member's position on the question and then only in those 
instances when the absentee committee member has been informed of the 
question and has affirmatively requested that he be recorded. (Paragraph 
7(a)(3) of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules.)

  Title IV--Delegation and authority to the Chairman and Vice Chairman
    1. The Chairman and Vice Vhairman are authorized to sign all 
necessary vouchers and routine papers for which the committee's approval 
is required and to decide in the committee's behalf on all routine 
business.
    2. The Chairman is authorized to engage commercial reporters for the 
preparation of transcripts of committee meetings and hearings.
    3. The Chairman is authorized to issue, on behalf of the committee, 
regulations normally promulgated by the committee at the beginning of 
each session.
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                       Joint Committee on Printing

                       JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING

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reprinted here, may be found throughout title 44 of the United States 
Code. See also 1 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 107, 208; 2 U.S.C. Sec. 28e; 16 U.S.C. 
Sec. 825k; 28 U.S.C. Sec. 411. Several statutes amended by Pub. L. No. 
113-235, 128 Stat. 2130 (2014), redesignating the Government Printing 
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       Title 44, United States Code--Public Printing and Documents

Sec. 101. Joint Committee on Printing: Membership
    The Joint Committee on Printing shall consist of the chairman and 
four members of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate 
and the chairman and four members of the Committee on House Oversight of 
the House of Representatives.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1238; Pub. L. 97-4, Feb. 17, 
1981, 95 Stat. 6; Pub. L. 104-186, title II, Sec. 223(1), Aug. 20, 1996, 
110 Stat. 1751.)

Sec. 102. Joint Committee on Printing: succession; powers during recess
    The members of the Joint Committee on Printing who are reelected to 
the succeeding Congress shall continue as members of the committee until 
their successors are chosen. The President of the Senate and the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives shall, on the last day of a Congress, 
appoint members of their respective Houses who have been elected to the 
succeeding Congress to fill vacancies which may then be about to occur 
on the Committee, and the appointees and members of the Committee who 
have been reelected shall continue until their successors are chosen.
    When Congress is not in session, the Joint Committee may exercise 
all its powers and duties as when Congress is in session.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1238.)

Sec. 103. Joint Committee on Printing: remedial powers
    The Joint Committee on Printing may use any measures it considers 
necessary to remedy neglect, delay, duplication, or waste in the public 
printing and binding and the distribution of Government publications.

(Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1239.)

                           Rules of Procedure

              161 Cong. Rec. S2929 (daily ed. May 14, 2015)

                       Rule 1. -- Committee Rules
    (a) The rules of the Senate and House insofar as they are 
applicable, shall govern the Committee.
    (b) The Committee's rules shall be published in the Congressional 
Record as soon as possible following the Committee's organizational 
meeting in each odd-numbered year.
    (c) Where these rules require a vote of the members of the 
Committee, polling of members either in writing or by telephone shall 
not be permitted to substitute for a vote taken at a Committee meeting, 
unless the ranking minority member assents to waiver of this 
requirement.
    (d) Proposals for amending Committee rules shall be sent to all 
members at least one week before final action is taken thereon, unless 
the amendment is made by unanimous consent.

                  Rule 2. -- Regular Committee Meetings
    (a) The regular meeting date of the Committee shall be the second 
Wednesday of every month when the House and Senate are in session. A 
regularly scheduled meeting need not be held if there is no business to 
be considered and after appropriate notification is made to the ranking 
minority member. Additional meetings may be called by the Chairman, as 
he may deem necessary or at the request of the majority of the members 
of the Committee.
    (b) If the Chairman of the Committee is not present at any meeting 
of the Committee, the Vice-Chairman or Ranking Member of the majority 
party on the Committee who is present shall preside at the meeting.

                            Rule 3. -- Quorum
    (a) Five members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, which 
is required for the purpose of closing meetings, promulgating Committee 
orders or changing the rules of the Committee.
    (b) Three members shall constitute a quorum for purposes of taking 
testimony and receiving evidence.

                           Rule 4. -- Proxies
    (a) Written or telegraphic proxies of Committee members will be 
received and recorded on any vote taken by the Committee, except for the 
purpose of creating a quorum.
    (b) Proxies will be allowed on any such votes for the purpose of 
recording a member's position on a question only when the absentee 
Committee member has been informed of the question and has affirmatively 
requested that he be recorded.

                   Rule 5. -- Open and Closed Meetings
    (a) Each meeting for the transaction of business of the Committee 
shall be open to the public except when the Committee, in open session 
and with a quorum present, determines by roll call vote that all or part 
of the remainder of the meeting on that day shall be closed to the 
public. No such vote shall be required to close a meeting that relates 
solely to internal budget or personnel matters.
    (b) No person other than members of the Committee, and such 
congressional staff and other representatives as they may authorize, 
shall be present in any business session that has been closed to the 
public.

 Rule 6. -- Alternating Chairmanship and Vice Chairmanship by Congresses
    (a) The Chairmanship and Vice Chairmanship of the Committee shall 
alternate between the House and the Senate by Congresses: The senior 
member of the minority party in the House of Congress opposite of that 
of the Chairman shall be the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee.
    (b) In the event the House and Senate are under different party 
control, the Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall represent the majority 
party in their respective Houses. When the Chairman and Vice-Chairman 
represent different parties, the Vice-Chairman shall also fulfill the 
responsibilities of the Ranking Minority Member as prescribed by these 
rules.

                   Rule 7. -- Parliamentary Questions
    Questions as to the order of business and the procedures of the 
Committee shall in the first instance be decided by the Chairman; 
subject always to an appeal to the Committee.

         Rule 8. -- Hearings: Public Announcements and Witnesses
    (a) The Chairman, in the case of hearings to be conducted by the 
Committee, shall make public announcement of the date, place and subject 
matter of any hearing to be conducted on any measure or matter at least 
one week before the commencement of that hearing unless the Committee 
determines that there is good cause to begin such hearing at an earlier 
date. In the latter event, the Chairman shall make such public 
announcement at the earliest possible date. The staff director of the 
Committee shall promptly notify the Daily Digest of the Congressional 
Record as soon as possible after such public announcement is made.
    (b) So far as practicable, all witnesses appearing before the 
Committee shall file advance written statements of their proposed 
testimony at least 48 hours in advance of their appearance and their 
oral testimony shall be limited to brief summaries. Limited insertions 
or additional germane material will be received for the record, subject 
to the approval of the Chairman.

                   Rule 9. -- Official Hearing Record
    (a) An accurate stenographic record shall be kept of all Committee 
proceedings and actions. Brief supplemental materials when required to 
clarify the transcript may be inserted in the record subject to the 
approval of the Chairman.
    (b) Each member of the Committee shall be provided with a copy of 
the hearing transcript for the purpose of correcting errors of 
transcription and grammar, and clarifying questions or remarks. If any 
other person is authorized by a Committee Member to make his 
corrections, the staff director shall be so notified.
    (c) Members who have received unanimous consent to submit written 
questions to witnesses shall be allowed two days within which to submit 
these to the staff director for transmission to the witnesses. The 
record may be held open for a period not to exceed two weeks awaiting 
the responses by witnesses.
    (d) A witness may obtain a transcript copy of his testimony given at 
a public session or, if given at an executive session, when authorized 
by the Committee. Testimony received in closed hearings shall not be 
released or included in any report without the approval of the 
Committee.

              Rule 10. -- Witnesses for Committee Hearings
    (a) Selection of witnesses for Committee hearings shall be made by 
the Committee staff under the direction of the Chairman. A list of 
proposed witnesses shall be submitted to the members of the Committee 
for review sufficiently in advance of the hearings to permit suggestions 
by the Committee members to receive appropriate consideration.
    (b) The Chairman shall provide adequate time for questioning of 
witnesses by all members, including minority Members and the rule of 
germaneness shall be enforced in all hearings notified.
    (c) Whenever a hearing is conducted by the Committee upon any 
measure or matter, the minority on the Committee shall be entitled, upon 
unanimous request to the Chairman before the completion of such 
hearings, to call witnesses selected by the minority to testify with 
respect to the measure or matter during at least one day of hearing 
thereon.

     Rule 11. -- Confidential Information Furnished to the Committee
    The information contained in any books, papers or documents 
furnished to the Committee by any individual, partnership, corporation 
or other legal entity shall, upon the request of the individual, 
partnership, corporation or entity furnishing the same, be maintained in 
strict confidence by the members and staff of the Committee, except that 
any such information may be released outside of executive session of the 
Committee if the release thereof is effected in a manner which will not 
reveal the identity of such individual, partnership, corporation or 
entity in connection with any pending hearing or as a part of a duly 
authorized report of the Committee if such release is deemed essential 
to the performance of the functions of the Committee and is in the 
public interest.

             Rule 12. -- Broadcasting of Committee Hearings
    The rule for broadcasting of Committee hearings shall be the same as 
Rule XI, clause 4, of the Rules of the House of Representatives.

                      Rule 13. -- Committee Reports
    (a) No Committee report shall be made public or transmitted to the 
Congress without the approval of a majority of the Committee except when 
Congress has adjourned: provided that any member of the Committee may 
make a report supplementary to or dissenting from the majority report. 
Such supplementary or dissenting reports should be as brief as possible.
    (b) Factual reports by the Committee staff may be printed for 
distribution to Committee members and the public only upon authorization 
of the Chairman either with the approval of a majority of the Committee 
or with the consent of the Ranking Minority Member.

            Rule 14. -- Confidentiality of Committee Reports
    No summary of a Committee report, prediction of the contents of a 
report, or statement of conclusions concerning any investigation shall 
be made by a member of the Committee or by any staff member of the 
Committee prior to the issuance of a report of the Committee.

                       Rule 15. -- Committee Staff
    (a) The Committee shall have a staff director, selected by the 
Chairman. The staff director shall be an employee of the House of 
Representatives or of the Senate.
    (b) The Ranking Minority Member may designate an employee of the 
House of Representatives or of the Senate as the minority staff 
director.
    (c) The staff director, under the general supervision of the 
Chairman, is authorized to deal directly with agencies of the Government 
and with non-Government groups and individuals on behalf of the 
Committee.
    (d) The Chairman or staff director shall timely notify the Ranking 
Minority Member or the minority staff director of decisions made on 
behalf of the Committee.

                     Rule 16. -- Committee Chairman
    The Chairman of the Committee may establish such other procedures 
and take such actions as may be necessary to carry out the foregoing 
rules or to facilitate the effective operation of the Committee. 
Specifically, the Chairman is authorized, during the interim periods 
between meetings of the Committee, to act on all requests submitted by 
any executive department, independent agency, temporary or permanent 
commissions and committees of the Federal Government, the Government 
Publishing Office and any other Federal entity, pursuant to the 
requirements of applicable Federal law and regulations.
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                       Joint Committee on Taxation

                       JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION

                        Membership and Authority

           Title 26, United States Code--Internal Revenue Code

Sec. 8001. Authorization
    There shall be a joint congressional committee known as the Joint 
Committee on Taxation (hereinafter in this subtitle referred to as the 
``Joint Committee'').

Sec. 8002. Membership
    (a) Number and selection.--The Joint Committee shall be composed of 
10 members as follows:

        (1) From Committee on Finance.--Five members who are members of 
        the Committee on Finance of the Senate, three from the majority 
        and two from the minority party, to be chosen by such Committee; 
        and

        (2) From Committee on Ways and Means.--Five members who are 
        members of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
        Representatives, three from the majority and two from the 
        minority party, to be chosen by such Committee.

    (b) Tenure of office.--

        (1) General limitation.--No person shall continue to serve as a 
        member of the Joint Committee after he has ceased to be a member 
        of the Committee by which he was chosen, except that--

        (2) Exception.--The members chosen by the Committee on Ways and 
        Means who have been reelected to the House of Representatives 
        may continue to serve as members of the Joint Committee 
        notwithstanding the expiration of the Congress.

    (c) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Joint Committee--

        (1) Effect.--Shall not affect the power of the remaining members 
        to execute the functions of the Joint Committee; and

        (2) Manner of filling.--Shall be filled in the same manner as 
        the original selection, except that--

                (A) Adjournment or recess of Congress.--In case of a 
                vacancy during an adjournment or recess of Congress for 
                a period of more than 2 weeks, the members of the Joint 
                Committee who are members of the Committee entitled to 
                fill such vacancy may designate a member of such 
                Committee to serve until his successor is chosen by such 
                Committee; and

                (B) Expiration of Congress.--In the case of a vacancy 
                after the expiration of a Congress which would be filled 
                by the Committee on Ways and Means, the members of such 
                Committee who are continuing to serve as members of the 
                Joint Committee may designate a person who, immediately 
                prior to such expiration, was a member of such Committee 
                and who is reelected to the House of Representatives, to 
                serve until his successor is chosen by such Committee.

    (d) Allowances.--The members shall serve without compensation in 
addition to that received for their services as members of Congress; but 
they shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary 
expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties vested in the 
Joint Committee, other than expenses in connection with meetings of the 
Joint Committee held in the District of Columbia during such times as 
the Congress is in session.

(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 925.)

Sec. 8003. Election of chairman and vice chairman
    The Joint Committee shall elect a chairman and vice chairman from 
among its members.

(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 926.)

Sec. 8004. Appointment and compensation of staff
    Except as otherwise provided by law, the Joint Committee shall have 
power to appoint and fix the compensation of the Chief of Staff of the 
Joint Committee and such experts and clerical, stenographic, and other 
assistants as it deems advisable.

(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 926; Oct. 4, 1976, Pub. L. 94-455, 
title XIX, Sec. 1907(a)(2), 90 Stat. 1835.)

Sec. 8005. Payment of expenses
    The expenses of the Joint Committee shall be paid one-half from the 
contingent fund of the Senate and one-half from the contingent fund of 
the House of Representatives, upon vouchers signed by the chairman or 
the vice chairman.

(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 926.)

Sec. 8021. Powers
    (a) To obtain data and inspect income returns.--For powers of the 
Joint Committee to obtain and inspect income returns, see section 
6103(f).\1\

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    (b) Relating to hearings and sessions.--The Joint Committee, or any 
subcommittee thereof, is authorized--

        (1) To hold.--To hold hearings and to sit and act at such places 
        and times;

        (2) To require attendance of witnesses and production of 
        books.--To require by subpoena (to be issued under the signature 
        of the chairman or vice chairman) or otherwise the attendance of 
        such witnesses and the production of such books, papers, and 
        documents;

        (3) To administer oaths.--To administer such oaths; and

        (4) To take testimony.--To take such testimony;

as it deems advisable.

    (c) To procure printing and binding.--The Joint Committee, or any 
subcommittee thereof, is authorized to have such printing and binding 
done as it deems advisable.

    (d) To make expenditures.--The Joint Committee, or any subcommittee 
thereof, is authorized to make such expenditures as it deems advisable.

    (e) Investigations.--The Joint Committee shall review all requests 
(other than requests by the chairman or ranking member of a committee or 
subcommittee) for investigations of the Internal Revenue Service by the 
Government Accountability Office, and approve such requests when 
appropriate, with a view towards eliminating overlapping investigations, 
ensuring that the Government Accountability Office has the capacity to 
handle the investigation, and ensuring that investigations focus on 
areas of primary importance to tax administration.

    (f) Relating to joint reviews.--

        (1) In general.--The Chief of Staff, and the staff of the Joint 
        Committee, shall provide such assistance as is required for 
        joint reviews described in paragraph (2).

        (2) Joint reviews.--Before June 1 of each calendar year after 
        1998 and before 2005, there shall be a joint review of the 
        strategic plans and budget for the Internal Revenue Service and 
        such other matters as the Chairman of the Joint Committee deems 
        appropriate. Such joint review shall be held at the call of the 
        Chairman of the Joint Committee and shall include two members of 
        the majority and one member of the minority from each of the 
        Committee[s] on Finance, Appropriations, and Governmental 
        Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee[s] on Ways and Means, 
        Appropriations, and Government Reform and Oversight of the House 
        of Representatives.

(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 927; Oct. 4, 1976, Pub. L. 94-455, 
title XIX, Sec. 1907(a)(3), 90 Stat. 1835; Nov. 10, 1988, Pub. L. 100-
647, title I, Sec. 1018(s)(1), 102 Stat. 3586; July 22, 1998, Pub. L. 
No. 105-206, title IV, Sec. 4001(a), 112 Stat. 783; Oct. 4, 2004, Pub. 
L. 108-311, title III, Sec. 321(a), 118 Stat. 1182; Dec. 21, 2005, Pub. 
L. 109-135, title IV,  412(rr)(5), 119 Stat. 2640.)

Sec. 8022. Duties
    It shall be the duty of the Joint Committee--

    (1) Investigation.--

        (A) Operation and effects of law.--To investigate the operation 
        and effects of the Federal system of internal revenue taxes;

        (B) Administration.--To investigate the administration of such 
        taxes by the Internal Revenue Service or any executive 
        department, establishment, or agency charged with their 
        administration; and

        (C) Other Investigations.--To make such other investigations in 
        respect of such system of taxes as the Joint Committee may deem 
        necessary.

    (2) Simplification of law.--

        (A) Investigation of methods.--To investigate measures and 
        methods for the simplification of such taxes, particularly the 
        income tax; and

        (B) Publication of proposals.--To publish, from time to time, 
        for public examination and analysis, proposed measures and 
        methods for the simplification of such taxes.

    (3) Reports.--

        (A) To report, from time to time, to the Committee on Finance 
        and the Committee on Ways and Means, and, in its discretion, to 
        the Senate or House of Representatives, or both, the results of 
        its investigations, together with such recommendations as it may 
        deem advisable.

        (B) Subject to amounts specifically appropriated to carry out 
        this subparagraph, to report, at least once each Congress, to 
        the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Ways and Means on 
        the overall state of the Federal tax system, together with 
        recommendations with respect to possible simplification 
        proposals and other matters relating to the administration of 
        the Federal tax system as it may deem advisable.

        (C) To report, for each calendar year after 1998 and before 
        2005, to the Committees on Finance, Appropriations, and 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and to the Committees on 
        Ways and Means, Appropriations, and Government Reform and 
        Oversight of the House of Representatives, with respect to 
        matters addressed in the joint review referred to in section 
        8021(f)(2).

    (4) Cross reference.--

        For duties of the Joint Committee relating to refunds of income 
        and estate taxes, see section 6405.

(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 927; July 22, 1998 Pub. L. 105-206, 
title IV, 4002(a), 112 Stat. 784; Oct. 4, 2004, Pub. L. 108-311, title 
III, 321(b), 118 Stat. 1182.)

Sec. 8023. Additional powers to obtain data
    (a) Securing of data.--The Joint Committee or the Chief of Staff of 
the Joint Committee, upon approval of the Chairman or Vice Chairman, is 
authorized to secure directly from the Internal Revenue Service, or the 
office of the Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service, or 
directly from any executive department, board, bureau, agency, 
independent establishment, or instrumentality of the Government, 
information, suggestions, rulings, data, estimates, and statistics, for 
the purpose of making investigations, reports, and studies relating to 
internal revenue taxation. In the investigation by the Joint Committee 
on Taxation of the administration of the internal revenue taxes by the 
Internal Revenue Service, the Chief of Staff of the Joint Committee on 
Taxation is authorized to secure directly from the Internal Revenue 
Service such tax returns, or copies of tax returns, and other relevant 
information, as the Chief of Staff deems necessary for such 
investigation, and the Internal Revenue Service is authorized and 
directed to furnish such tax returns and information to the Chief of 
Staff together with a brief report, with respect to each return, as to 
any action taken or proposed to be taken by the Service as a result of 
any audit of the return.

    (b) Furnishing of data.--The Internal Revenue Service, the office of 
the Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service, executive 
departments, boards, bureaus, agencies, independent establishments, and 
instrumentalities are authorized and directed to furnish such 
information, suggestions, rulings, data, estimates, and statistics 
directly to the Joint Committee or to the Chief of Staff of the Joint 
Committee, upon request made pursuant to this section.

    (c) Application of subsections (a) and (b).--Subsections (a) and (b) 
shall be applied in accordance with their provisions without regard to 
any reorganization plan becoming effective on, before, or after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection.

(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 928; Sept. 22, 1959, Pub. L. 86-368, 
Sec. 2(b), 73 Stat. 648; Oct. 4, 1976, Pub. L. 94-455, title XII, 
Sec. 1210(c), title XIX, Sec. 1907(a)(4), 90 Stat. 1711, 1835.)
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            III. Additional Senate and Congressional Entities

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                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                      Senate Joint Leadership Group

                      SENATE JOINT LEADERSHIP GROUP

                Title 2, United States Code--The Congress

Sec. 288a. Senate Joint Leadership Group

(a) Accountability of Office
    The Office [of Senate Legal Counsel]\1\ shall be directly 
accountable to the Joint Leadership Group in the performance of the 
duties of the Office.
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    \1\The Office of Senate Legal Counsel, which the Senate Joint 
Leadership Group oversees, has a number of responsibilities relating to 
the representation of the Senate, which appear at 2 U.S.C. 
Sec. Sec. 288, et seq. Only those provisions that specifically address 
the Joint Leadership Group's role are reprinted in this section. Other 
provisions defining the role of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel may 
be found in the sections of this manual relating to the enforcement of 
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(b) Membership
    For purposes of this chapter, the Joint Leadership Group shall 
consist of the following Members:

        (1) The President pro tempore (or if he so designates, the 
        Deputy President pro tempore) of the Senate.

        (2) The majority and minority leaders of the Senate.

        (3) The Chairman and ranking minority Member of the Committee on 
        the Judiciary of the Senate.

        (4) The Chairman and ranking minority Member of the committee of 
        the Senate which has jurisdiction over the contingent fund of 
        the Senate.

(c) Assistance of Secretary of Senate
    The Joint Leadership Group shall be assisted in the performance of 
its duties by the Secretary of the Senate.

(Pub. L. 95-521, Title VII, Sec. 702, Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1877.)

Sec. 288b. Requirements for authorizing representation activity

(a) Direction of Joint Leadership Group or Senate resolution
    The [Senate Legal] Counsel shall defend the Senate or a committee, 
subcommittee, Member, officer, or employee of the Senate under section 
288c of this title only when directed to do so by two-thirds of the 
Members of the Joint Leadership Group or by the adoption of a resolution 
by the Senate.
          * * * * * * *

(c) Intervention or appearance
    The [Senate Legal] Counsel shall intervene or appear as amicus 
curiae under section 288e of this title only when directed to do so by a 
resolution adopted by the Senate when such intervention or appearance is 
to be made in the name of the Senate or in the name of an officer, 
committee, subcommittee, or chairman of a committee or subcommittee of 
the Senate.
          * * * * * * *
(Pub. L. 95-521, title VII, Sec. 703, Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1877.)

Sec. 288e. Intervention or appearance

(a) Actions or proceedings
    When directed to do so pursuant to section 288b(c) of this title, 
the [Senate Legal] Counsel shall intervene or appear as amicus curiae in 
the name of the Senate, or in the name of an officer, committee, 
subcommittee, or chairman of a committee or subcommittee of the Senate 
in any legal action or proceeding pending in any court of the United 
States or of a State or political subdivision thereof in which the 
powers and responsibilities of Congress under the Constitution of the 
United States are placed in issue. The [Senate Legal] Counsel shall be 
authorized to intervene only if standing to intervene exists under 
section 2 of article III of the Constitution of the United States.

(b) Notification; publication
    The [Senate Legal] Counsel shall notify the Joint Leadership Group 
of any legal action or proceeding in which the [Senate Legal] Counsel is 
of the opinion that intervention or appearance as amicus curiae under 
subsection (a) of this section is in the interest of the Senate. Such 
notification shall contain a description of the legal action or 
proceeding together with the reasons that the [Senate Legal] Counsel is 
of the opinion that intervention or appearance as amicus curiae is in 
the interest of the Senate. The Joint Leadership Group shall cause said 
notification to be published in the Congressional Record for the Senate.
          * * * * * * *
(Pub. L. 95-521, title VII, Sec. 706, Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1880.)

Sec. 288i. Representation conflict or inconsistency

(a) Notification
    In the carrying out of the provisions of this chapter, the [Senate 
Legal] Counsel shall notify the Joint Leadership Group, and any party 
represented or person affected, of the existence and nature of any 
conflict or inconsistency between the representation of such party or 
person and the carrying out of any other provision of this chapter or 
compliance with professional standards and responsibilities.

(b) Solution; publication in Congressional Record; review
    Upon receipt of such notification, the members of the Joint 
Leadership Group shall recommend the action to be taken to avoid or 
resolve the conflict or inconsistency. If such recommendation is made by 
a two-thirds vote, the [Senate Legal] Counsel shall take such steps as 
may be necessary to resolve the conflict or inconsistency as 
recommended. If not, the members of the Joint Leadership Group shall 
cause the notification of conflict or inconsistency and recommendation 
with respect to resolution thereof to be published in the Congressional 
Record of the Senate. If the Senate does not direct the [Senate Legal] 
Counsel within fifteen days from the date of publication in the Record 
to resolve the conflict in another manner, the [Senate Legal] Counsel 
shall take such action as may be necessary to resolve the conflict or 
inconsistency as recommended. Any instruction or determination made 
pursuant to this subsection shall not be reviewable in any court of law.

(c) Computation of period following publication

    For purposes of the computation of the fifteen day period in 
subsection (b) of this section--

        (1) continuity of session is broken only by an adjournment of 
        Congress sine die; and

        (2) the days on which the Senate is not in session because of an 
        adjournment of more than three days to a date certain are 
        excluded.

(d) Reimbursement
    The Senate may by resolution authorize the reimbursement of any 
Member, officer, or employee of the Senate who is not represented by the 
[Senate Legal] Counsel for fees and costs, including attorneys' fees, 
reasonably incurred in obtaining representation. Such reimbursement 
shall be from funds appropriated to the contingent fund of the Senate.

(Pub. L. 95-521, title VII, Sec. 710, Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1882.)
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
     United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control

     UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL

     Title 22, United States Code--Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Sec. 2291 Note. United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics 
                    Control\1\
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    \1\Pub. L. 99-93, title VIII, Sec. 814, Aug. 16, 1985, 99 Stat. 455, 
as amended Pub. L. 99-151, title III, Sec. 306, Nov. 13, 1985, 99 Stat. 
808; Pub. L. 100-202, Sec. 101(i) [title I, Sec. 5], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 
Stat. 1329-290, 1329-294; Pub. L. 102-392, title III, Sec. 323, Oct. 6, 
1992, 106 Stat. 1726; Pub. L. 105-119, title VI, Sec. 625, Nov. 26, 
1997, 111 Stat. 2522; Pub. L. 106-57, title I, Sec. 7, Sept. 29, 1999, 
113 Stat. 412; Pub. L. 107-228, Div. A., title VI, Sec. 684, Sept. 30, 
2002, 116 Stat. 1411; Pub. L. 113-235, Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2130.
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    (a) Establishment.--There is established the United States Senate 
Caucus on International Narcotics Control (hereafter in this section 
referred to as the ``Caucus'').

    (b) Duties.--The Caucus is authorized and directed--

        (1) to monitor and promote international compliance with 
        narcotics control treaties, including eradication and other 
        relevant issues; and

        (2) to monitor and encourage United States Government and 
        private programs seeking to expand international cooperation 
        against drug abuse and narcotics trafficking.

    (c) Membership.--

        (1) The Caucus shall be composed of 12 members as follows:

                (A) 7 Members of the Senate appointed by the President 
                of the Senate, 4 of whom (including the member 
                designated as Chairman) shall be selected from the 
                majority party of the Senate, after consultation with 
                the majority leader, and 3 of whom (including the member 
                designated as Cochairman) shall be selected from the 
                minority party of the Senate, after consultation with 
                the minority leader.

                (B) 5 members of the public to be appointed by the 
                President after consultation with the members of the 
                appropriate congressional committees.

        (2) There shall be a Chairman and a Cochairman of the Caucus.

    (d) Powers.--In carrying out this section, the Caucus may require, 
by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance and testimony of such witnesses 
and the production of such books, records, correspondence, memorandums, 
papers, and documents as it deems necessary. Subpoenas may be issued 
over the signature of the Chairman of the Caucus or any member 
designated by him, and may be served by any person designated by the 
Chairman or such member. The Chairman of the Caucus, or any member 
designated by him, may administer oaths to any witness.

    (e) Report by President to Caucus.--In order to assist the Caucus in 
carrying out its duties, the President shall submit to the Caucus a copy 
of the report required by section 481(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. Sec.  2991(e)) [probably should read `2291(e)', set 
out as subsection (e) of this section].

    (f) Report to Senate.--The Caucus is authorized and directed to 
report to the Senate with respect to the matters covered by this section 
on a periodic basis and to provide information to Members of the Senate 
as requested. For each fiscal year for which an appropriation is made 
the Caucus shall submit to the Congress a report on its expenditures 
under such appropriation.

    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--

        (1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Caucus 
        $370,000 for each fiscal year, to remain available until 
        expended, to assist in meeting the expenses of the Caucus for 
        the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section.

        (2) For purposes of section 502(b) of the Mutual Security Act of 
        1954 (22 U.S.C. Sec.  1754(b)), the Caucus shall be deemed to be 
        a standing committee of the Senate and shall be entitled to the 
        use of funds in accordance with such section.

    (h) Staff.--The Caucus may appoint and fix the pay of such staff 
personnel as it deems desirable, without regard to the provisions of 
title 5, United States Code [Title 5, Government Organization and 
Employees], governing appointments in the competitive service, and 
without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 [section 5101 et seq. of 
Title 5] and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title [section 5331 et 
seq. of Title 5] relating to classification and General Schedule pay 
rates.

    (i) Termination.--The Caucus shall cease to exist on September 30, 
2005.

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Pub. L. 99-151, title III, Sec.  306, Nov. 13, 1985, 99 Stat. 808, 
provided that:

    (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this or any other Act, the 
United States International Narcotics Control Commission, established by 
section 814 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 
1986 and 1987 [section 814 of Pub. L. 99-93, set out as a note under 
this section], is hereby redesignated and shall hereafter be known as 
the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control.

    (b) Any reference to the United States International Narcotics 
Control Commission in any law, regulation, document, record, or other 
official paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to 
the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control.


                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
              United States Capitol Preservation Commission

              UNITED STATES CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMISSION

                Title 2, United States Code--The Congress

Sec. 2081. United States Capitol Preservation Commission\1\
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    \1\Section was classified to former 40 U.S.C. Sec. 188a prior to the 
general revision and enactment into positive law of Title 40 by Pub. L. 
No. 107-217, 116 Stat. 1062 (2002), but was not repealed, omitted or 
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(a) Establishment and purposes
    There is established in the Congress the United States Capitol 
Preservation Commission (hereinafter in this part referred to as the 
``Commission'') for the purposes of--

        (1) providing for improvements in, preservation of, and 
        acquisitions for, the United States Capitol;

        (2) providing for works of fine art and other property for 
        display in the United States Capitol and at other locations 
        under the control of the Congress; and

        (3) conducting other activities that directly facilitate, 
        encourage, or otherwise support any purposes specified in 
        paragraph (1) or (2).

(b) Membership
    The Commission shall be composed of the following Members of 
Congress:

        (1) The President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of 
        the House of Representatives, who shall be co-chairmen.

        (2) The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Joint Committee on the 
        Library.

        (3) The Chairman and the ranking minority party member of the 
        Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and the 
        Chairman and the ranking minority party member of the Committee 
        on House Oversight of the House of Representatives.

        (4) The majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate.

        (5) The majority leader and the minority leader of the House of 
        Representatives.

        (6) The Chairman of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the 
        United States Senate and the Chairman of the Commission of the 
        House of Representatives Bicentenary, to be succeeded upon 
        expiration of such commissions, by a Senator or Member of the 
        House of Representatives, as appropriate, appointed by the 
        Senate or House of Representatives co-chairman of the 
        Commission, respectively.

        (7) One Senator appointed by the President pro tempore of the 
        Senate and one Senator appointed by the minority leader of the 
        Senate.

        (8) One Member of the House of Representatives appointed by the 
        Speaker of the House of Representatives and one Member of the 
        House of Representatives appointed by the minority leader of the 
        House of Representatives.

(c) Designees
    Each member of the Commission specified under subsection (b) of this 
section (other than a member under paragraph (7) or (8) of such 
subsection) may designate a Senator or Member of the House of 
Representatives, as the case may be, to serve as a member of the 
Commission in place of the member so specified.

(d) Architect of the Capitol
    In addition to the members under subsection (b) of this section, the 
Architect of the Capitol shall participate in the activities of the 
Commission, ex officio, and without the right to vote.

(e) Staff support and assistance
    The Senate Commission on Art, the House of Representatives Fine Arts 
Board, and the Architect of the Capitol shall provide to the Commission 
such staff support and assistance as the Commission may request.

(Pub. L. 100-696, title VIII, Sec. 801, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4608; 
Pub. L. 104-186, title II, Sec. 221(7), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1749.)

Sec. 2082. Authority of Commission to accept gifts and conduct other 
                    transactions relating to works of fine art and other 
                    property\2\
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(a) In general
    In carrying out the purposes referred to in section 2081(a) of this 
title the Commission is authorized--

        (1) to accept gifts of works of fine art, gifts of other 
        property, and gifts of money; and

        (2) to acquire property, administer property, dispose of 
        property, and conduct other transactions related to such 
        purposes.

(b) Transfer and disposition of works of fine art and other property
    The Commission shall, with respect to works of fine art and other 
property received by the Commission--

        (1) in consultation with the Joint Committee on the Library, the 
        Senate Commission on Art, or the House of Representatives Fine 
        Arts Board, as the case may be, transfer such property to the 
        entity consulted;

        (2) if a transfer described in paragraph (1) is not appropriate, 
        dispose of the work of fine art by sale or other transaction; 
        and

        (3) in the case of property that is not directly related to the 
        purposes referred to in section 2081(a) of this title, dispose 
        of such property by sale or other transaction.

(c) Requirements for conduct of transactions
    In conducting transactions under this section, the Commission 
shall--

        (1) accept money only in the form of a check or similar 
        instrument made payable to the Treasury of the United States and 
        shall deposit any such check or instrument in accordance with 
        section 2083 of this title;

        (2) in making sales and engaging in other property transactions, 
        take into consideration market conditions and other relevant 
        factors; and

        (3) assure that each transaction is directly related to the 
        purposes referred to in section 2081(a) of this title.

(Pub. L. 100-696, title VIII, Sec. 802, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4609; 
Pub. L. 101-302, title III, Sec. 312(a), May 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 245.)
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                        Senate Commission on Art

                        SENATE COMMISSION ON ART

                Title 2, United States Code--The Congress

Sec. 2101. Senate Commission on Art\1\
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(a) Establishment
    There is hereby established a Senate Commission on Art (hereinafter 
referred to as ``the Commission'') consisting of the President pro 
tempore of the Senate, the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and the majority 
and minority leaders of the Senate.

(b) Chairman and Vice Chairman; quorum; Executive Secretary
    The Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the Senate shall be the 
chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the Commission. Three 
members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction 
of business, except that the Commission may fix a lesser number which 
shall constitute a quorum for the taking of testimony. The Secretary of 
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(c) Appointment of Senate Curator; assignment of assistants
    The Secretary of the Senate shall appoint a Senate Curator approved 
by the Senate Commission on Art. The Senate Curator shall be an employee 
of the Secretary of the Senate assigned to assist the Commission. The 
Secretary of the Senate shall assign additional employees to assist the 
Commission, and provide such other assistance, as the Commission 
determines necessary.

(d) Hearings and meetings
    The Commission shall be empowered to hold hearings, summon 
witnesses, administer oaths, employ reporters, request the production of 
papers and records, take such testimony, and adopt such rules for the 
conduct of its hearings and meetings, as it deems necessary.

(Pub. L. 100-696, title IX, Sec. 901(a), (b)(1), (3), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 
Stat. 4610, 4611; Pub. L. 108-83, title I, Sec. 3(d)(1), Sept. 30, 2003, 
117 Stat. 1012.)

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here, may be found at 2 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 2104, 2105, 2107, 2108; 5 
U.S.C. Sec. 7342(e)(2); Pub. L. No. 108-83, title I, 117 Stat. 1007; 
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(a) In general
    The Commission is hereby authorized and directed to supervise, hold, 
place, protect, and make known all works of art, historical objects, and 
exhibits within the Senate wing of the United States Capitol, any Senate 
Office Buildings, and in all rooms, spaces, and corridors thereof, which 
are the property of the United States, and in its judgment to accept any 
works of art, historical objects, or exhibits which may hereafter be 
offered, given, or devised to the Senate, its committees, and its 
officers for placement and exhibition in the Senate wing of the Capitol, 
the Senate Office Buildings, or in rooms, spaces, or corridors thereof.

(b) Issuance and publication of regulations
    The Commission shall prescribe such regulations as it deems 
necessary for the care, protection, and placement of such works of art, 
exhibits, and historical objects in the Senate wing of the Capitol and 
the Senate Office Buildings, and for their acceptance on behalf of the 
Senate, its committees, and officers. Such regulations shall be 
published in the Congressional Record at such time or times as the 
Commission may deem necessary for the information of the Members of the 
Senate and the public.

(c) Consistency of regulations
    Regulations authorized by the provisions of section 2183 of this 
title to be issued by the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate for the 
protection of the Capitol, and any regulations issued, or activities 
undertaken, by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, 
or the Architect of the Capitol, in carrying out duties relating to the 
care, preservation, and protection of the Senate wing of the Capitol and 
the Senate Office Buildings, shall be consistent with such rules and 
regulations as the Commission may issue pursuant to subsection (b) of 
this section.
          * * * * * * *
(Pub. L. 100-696, title IX, Sec. 901(a), (b)(2), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 
Stat. 4610, 4611.)

Sec. 2103. Supervision and maintenance of Old Senate Chamber
    The Commission shall have responsibility for the supervision and 
maintenance of the Old Senate Chamber on the principal floor of the 
Senate wing of the Capitol and of the Old Supreme Court Chamber insofar 
as each is to be preserved as a patriotic shrine in the Capitol for the 
benefit of the people of the United States.

(Pub. L. 100-696, title IX, Sec. 901(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4610; 
Pub. L. 107-68, title I, Sec. 108(a), Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 569.)
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 IV. Statutes, Resolutions and Provisions of the Standing Rules of the 
                Senate Applicable to Committee Procedures

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                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                                Rule XXVI

              RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE

                           Committee Procedure
    1.\1\ Each standing committee, including any subcommittee of any 
such committee, is authorized to hold such hearings, to sit and act at 
such times and places during the sessions, recesses, and adjourned 
periods of the Senate, to require by subpoena or otherwise the 
attendance of such witnesses and the production of such correspondence, 
books, papers, and documents, to take such testimony and to make such 
expenditures out of the contingent fund of the Senate as may be 
authorized by resolutions of the Senate. Each such committee may make 
investigations into any matter within its jurisdiction, may report such 
hearings as may be had by it, and may employ stenographic assistance at 
a cost not exceeding the amount prescribed by the Committee on Rules and 
Administration.\2\ The expenses of the committee shall be paid from the 
contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers approved by the chairman.
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    \1\As amended, S. Res. 281, 96-2, Mar. 11, 1980 (effective Feb. 28, 
1981).
    \2\Pursuant to 2 U.S.C. Sec.  4331, the Committee on Rules and 
Administration issues ``Regulations Governing Rates Payable to 
Commercial Reporting Firms for Reporting Committee Hearings in the 
Senate.'' Copies of the regulations currently in effect may be obtained 
from the Committee.
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    2.\3\ Each committee\4\ shall adopt rules (not inconsistent with the 
Rules of the Senate) governing the procedure of such committee. The 
rules of each committee shall be published in the Congressional Record 
not later than March 1 of the first year of each Congress, except that 
if any such committee is established on or after February 1 of a year, 
the rules of that committee during the year of establishment shall be 
published in the Congressional Record not later than sixty days after 
such establishment. Any amendment to the rules of a committee shall not 
take effect until the amendment is published in the Congressional 
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    3. Each standing committee (except the Committee on Appropriations) 
shall fix regular weekly, biweekly, or monthly meeting days for the 
transaction of business before the committee and additional meetings may 
be called by the chairman as he may deem necessary. If at least three 
members of any such committee desire that a special meeting of the 
committee be called by the chairman, those members may file in the 
offices of the committee their written request to the chairman for that 
special meeting. Immediately upon the filing of the request, the clerk 
of the committee shall notify the chairman of the filing of the request. 
If, within three calendar days after the filing of the request, the 
chairman does not call the requested special meeting, to be held within 
seven calendar days after the filing of the request, a majority of the 
members of the committee may file in the offices of the committee their 
written notice that a special meeting of the committee will be held, 
specifying the date and hour of that special meeting. The committee 
shall meet on that date and hour. Immediately upon the filing of the 
notice, the clerk of the committee shall notify all members of the 
committee that such special meeting will be held and inform them of its 
date and hour. If the chairman of any such committee is not present at 
any regular, additional, or special meeting of the committee, the 
ranking member of the majority party on the committee who is present 
shall preside at that meeting.
    4.(a) Each committee (except the Committee on Appropriations and the 
Committee on the Budget) shall make public announcement of the date, 
place, and subject matter of any hearing to be conducted by the 
committee on any measure or matter at least one week before the 
commencement of that hearing unless the committee determines that there 
is good cause to begin such hearing at an earlier date.
      (b) Each committee (except the Committee on Appropriations) shall 
require each witness who is to appear before the committee in any 
hearing to file with the clerk of the committee, at least one day before 
the date of the appearance of that witness, a written statement of his 
proposed testimony unless the committee chairman and the ranking 
minority member determine that there is good cause for noncompliance. If 
so requested by any committee, the staff of the committee shall prepare 
for the use of the members of the committee before each day of hearing 
before the committee a digest of the statements which have been so filed 
by witnesses who are to appear before the committee on that day.
      (c) After the conclusion of each day of hearing, if so requested 
by any committee, the staff shall prepare for the use of the members of 
the committee a summary of the testimony given before the committee on 
that day. After approval by the chairman and the ranking minority member 
of the committee, each such summary may be printed as a part of the 
committee hearings if such hearings are ordered by the committee to be 
printed.
      (d) Whenever any hearing is conducted by a committee (except the 
Committee on Appropriations) upon any measure or matter, the minority on 
the committee shall be entitled, upon request made by a majority of the 
minority members to the chairman before the completion of such hearing, 
to call witnesses selected by the minority to testify with respect to 
the measure or matter during at least one day of hearing thereon.
    5.(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the rules, when the 
Senate is in session, no committee of the Senate or any subcommittee 
thereof may meet, without special leave, after the conclusion of the 
first two hours after the meeting of the Senate commenced and in no case 
after two o'clock postmeridian unless consent therefor has been obtained 
from the majority leader and the minority leader (or in the event of the 
absence of either of such leaders, from his designee). The prohibition 
contained in the preceding sentence shall not apply to the Committee on 
Appropriations or the Committee on the Budget. The majority leader or 
his designee shall announce to the Senate whenever consent has been 
given under this subparagraph and shall state the time and place of such 
meeting. The right to make such announcement of consent shall have the 
same priority as the filing of a cloture motion.
      (b) Each meeting of a committee, or any subcommittee thereof, 
including meetings to conduct hearings, shall be open to the public, 
except that a meeting or series of meetings by a committee or a 
subcommittee thereof on the same subject for a period of no more than 
fourteen calendar days may be closed to the public on a motion made and 
seconded to go into closed session to discuss only whether the matters 
enumerated in clauses (1) through (6) would require the meeting to be 
closed, followed immediately by a record vote in open session by a 
majority of the members of the committee or subcommittee when it is 
determined that the matters to be discussed or the testimony to be taken 
at such meeting or meetings--
          (1) will disclose matters necessary to be kept secret in the 
        interests of national defense or the confidential conduct of the 
        foreign relations of the United States;
          (2) will relate solely to matters of committee staff personnel 
        or internal staff management or procedure;
          (3) will tend to charge an individual with crime or 
        misconduct, to disgrace or injure the professional standing of 
        an individual, or otherwise to expose an individual to public 
        contempt or obloquy, or will represent a clearly unwarranted 
        invasion of the privacy of an individual;
          (4) will disclose the identity of any informer or law 
        enforcement agent or will disclose any information relating to 
        the investigation or prosecution of a criminal offense that is 
        required to be kept secret in the interests of effective law 
        enforcement;
          (5) will disclose information relating to the trade secrets of 
        financial or commercial information pertaining specifically to a 
        given person if--
            (A) an Act of Congress requires the information to be kept 
        confidential by Government officers and employees; or
            (B) the information has been obtained by the Government on a 
        confidential basis, other than through an application by such 
        person for a specific Government financial or other benefit, and 
        is required to be kept secret in order to prevent undue injury 
        to the competitive position of such person; or
          (6) may divulge matters required to be kept confidential under 
        other provisions of law or Government regulations.
      (c) Whenever any hearing conducted by any such committee or 
subcommittee is open to the public, that hearing may be broadcast by 
radio or television, or both, under such rules as the committee or 
subcommittee may adopt.
      (d) Whenever disorder arises during a committee meeting that is 
open to the public, or any demonstration of approval or disapproval is 
indulged in by any person in attendance at any such meeting, it shall be 
the duty of the Chair to enforce order on his own initiative and without 
any point of order being made by a Senator. When the Chair finds it 
necessary to maintain order, he shall have the power to clear the room, 
and the committee may act in closed session for so long as there is 
doubt of the assurance of order.
      (e)(1)\5\ Each committee shall prepare and keep a complete 
transcript or electronic recording adequate to fully record the 
proceeding of each meeting or conference whether or not such meeting or 
any part thereof is closed under this paragraph, unless a majority of 
its members vote to forgo such a record.
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          (2)(A)\6\ Except with respect to meetings closed in accordance 
        with this rule, each committee and subcommittee shall make 
        publicly available through the Internet a video recording, audio 
        recording, or transcript of any meeting not later than 21 
        business days after the meeting occurs.
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            (B) Information required by subclause (A) shall be available 
        until the end of the Congress following the date of the meeting.
            (C) The Committee on Rules and Administration may waive this 
        clause upon request based on the inability of a committee or 
        subcommittee to comply with this clause due to technical or 
        logistical reasons.
    6. Morning meetings of committees and subcommittees thereof shall be 
scheduled for one or both of the periods prescribed in this paragraph. 
The first period shall end at eleven o'clock antemeridian. The second 
period shall begin at eleven o'clock antemeridian and end at two o'clock 
postmeridian.
    7.(a)(1) Except as provided in this paragraph, each committee, and 
each subcommittee thereof is authorized to fix the number of its members 
(but not less than one-third of its entire membership) who shall 
constitute a quorum thereof for the transaction of such business as may 
be considered by said committee, except that no measure or matter or 
recommendation shall be reported from any committee unless a majority of 
the committee were physically present.
          (2) Each such committee, or subcommittee, is authorized to fix 
        a lesser number than one-third of its entire membership who 
        shall constitute a quorum thereof for the purpose of taking 
        sworn testimony.
          (3) The vote of any committee to report a measure or matter 
        shall require the concurrence of a majority of the members of 
        the committee who are present. No vote of any member of any 
        committee to report a measure or matter may be cast by proxy if 
        rules adopted by such committee forbid the casting of votes for 
        that purpose by proxy; however, proxies may not be voted when 
        the absent committee member has not been informed of the matter 
        on which he is being recorded and has not affirmatively 
        requested that he be so recorded. Action by any committee in 
        reporting any measure or matter in accordance with the 
        requirements of this subparagraph shall constitute the 
        ratification by the committee of all action theretofore taken by 
        the committee with respect to that measure or matter, including 
        votes taken upon the measure or matter or any amendment thereto, 
        and no point of order shall lie with respect to that measure or 
        matter on the ground that such previous action with respect 
        thereto by such committee was not taken in compliance with such 
        requirements.
      (b) Each committee (except the Committee on Appropriations) shall 
keep a complete record of all committee action. Such record shall 
include a record of the votes on any question on which a record vote is 
demanded. The results of roll call votes taken in any meeting of any 
committee upon any measure, or any amendment thereto, shall be announced 
in the committee report on that measure unless previously announced by 
the committee, and such announcement shall include a tabulation of the 
votes cast in favor of and the votes cast in opposition to each such 
measure and amendment by each member of the committee who was present at 
that meeting.
      (c) Whenever any committee by roll call vote reports any measure 
or matter, the report of the committee upon such measure or matter shall 
include a tabulation of the votes cast by each member of the committee 
in favor of and in opposition to such measure or matter. Nothing 
contained in this subparagraph shall abrogate the power of any committee 
to adopt rules--
          (1) providing for proxy voting on all matters other than the 
        reporting of a measure or matter, or
          (2) providing in accordance with subparagraph (a) for a lesser 
        number as a quorum for any action other than the reporting of a 
        measure or matter.
    8.(a) In order to assist the Senate in--
          (1) its analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of the 
        application, administration, and execution of the laws enacted 
        by the Congress, and
          (2) its formulation, consideration, and enactment of such 
        modifications of or changes in those laws, and of such 
        additional legislation, as may be necessary or appropriate,
each standing committee (except the Committees on Appropriations and the 
Budget), shall review and study, on a continuing basis the application, 
administration, and execution of those laws, or parts of laws, the 
subject matter of which is within the legislative jurisdiction of that 
committee. Such committees may carry out the required analysis, 
appraisal, and evaluation themselves, or by contract, or may require a 
Government agency to do so and furnish a report thereon to the Senate. 
Such committees may rely on such techniques as pilot testing, analysis 
of costs in comparison with benefits, or provision for evaluation after 
a defined period of time.
      (b) In each odd-numbered year, each such committee shall submit, 
not later than March 31, to the Senate, a report on the activities of 
that committee under this paragraph during the Congress ending at noon 
on January 3 of such year.
    9.\7\(a) Except as provided in subparagraph (b), each committee 
shall report one authorization resolution each year authorizing the 
committee to make expenditures out of the contingent fund of the Senate 
to defray its expenses, including the compensation of members of its 
staff and agency contributions related to such compensation, during the 
period beginning on March 1 of such year and ending on the last day of 
February of the following year. Such annual authorization resolution 
shall be reported not later than January 31 of each year, except that, 
whenever the designation of members of standing committees of the Senate 
occurs during the first session of a Congress at a date later than 
January 20, such resolution may be reported at any time within thirty 
days after the date on which the designation of such members is 
completed. After the annual authorization resolution of a committee for 
a year has been agreed to, such committee may procure authorization to 
make additional expenditures out of the contingent fund of the Senate 
during that year only by reporting a supplemental authorization 
resolution. Each supplemental authorization resolution reported by a 
committee shall amend the annual authorization resolution of such 
committee for that year and shall be accompanied by a report specifying 
with particularity the purpose for which such authorization is sought 
and the reason why such authorization could not have been sought at the 
time of the submission by such committee of its annual authorization 
resolution for that year.
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      (b) In lieu of the procedure provided in subparagraph (a), the 
Committee on Rules and Administration may--
          (1) direct each committee to report an authorization 
        resolution for a two year budget period beginning on March 1 of 
        the first session of a Congress; and
          (2) report one authorization resolution containing more than 
        one committee authorization for a one year or two year budget 
        period.
    10.(a) All committee hearings, records, data, charts, and files 
shall be kept separate and distinct from the congressional office 
records of the member serving as chairman of the committee; and such 
records shall be the property of the Senate and all members of the 
committee and the Senate shall have access to such records. Each 
committee is authorized to have printed and bound such testimony and 
other data presented at hearings held by the committee.
      (b) It shall be the duty of the chairman of each committee to 
report or cause to be reported promptly to the Senate any measure 
approved by his committee and to take or cause to be taken necessary 
steps to bring the matter to a vote. In any event, the report of any 
committee upon a measure which has been approved by the committee shall 
be filed within seven calendar days (exclusive of days on which the 
Senate is not in session) after the day on which there has been filed 
with the clerk of the committee a written and signed request of a 
majority of the committee for the reporting of that measure. Upon the 
filing of any such request, the clerk of the committee shall transmit 
immediately to the chairman of the committee notice of the filing of 
that request. This subparagraph does not apply to the Committee on 
Appropriations.
      (c) If at the time of approval of a measure or matter by any 
committee (except for the Committee on Appropriations), any Member of 
the committee gives notice of intention to file supplemental, minority, 
or additional views, that member shall be entitled to not less than 
three calendar days in which to file such views, in writing, with the 
clerk of the committee. All such views so filed by one or more members 
of the committee shall be included within, and shall be a part of, the 
report filed by the committee with respect to that measure or matter. 
The report of the committee upon that measure or matter shall be printed 
in a single volume which--
          (1) shall include all supplemental, minority, or additional 
        views which have been submitted by the time of the filing of the 
        report, and
          (2) shall bear upon its cover a recital that supplemental, 
        minority, or additional views are included as part of the 
        report.
      This subparagraph does not preclude--
            (A) the immediate filing and printing of a committee report 
        unless timely request for the opportunity to file supplemental, 
        minority, or additional views has been made as provided by this 
        subparagraph; or
            (B) the filing by any such committee of any supplemental 
        report upon any measure or matter which may be required for the 
        correction of any technical error in a previous report made by 
        that committee upon that measure or matter.
    11.(a) The report accompanying each bill or joint resolution of a 
public character reported by any committee (except the Committee on 
Appropriations and the Committee on the Budget) shall contain--
          (1) an estimate, made by such committee, of the costs which 
        would be incurred in carrying out such bill or joint resolution 
        in the fiscal year in which it is reported and in each of the 
        five fiscal years following such fiscal year (or for the 
        authorized duration of any program authorized by such bill or 
        joint resolution, if less than five years), except that, in the 
        case of measures affecting the revenues, such reports shall 
        require only an estimate of the gain or loss in revenues for a 
        one-year period; and
          (2) a comparison of the estimate of costs described in 
        subparagraph (1) made by such committee with any estimate of 
        costs made by any Federal agency; or
          (3) in lieu of such estimate or comparison, or both, a 
        statement of the reasons why compliance by the committee with 
        the requirements of subparagraph (1) or (2), or both, is 
        impracticable.
      (b) Each such report (except those by the Committee on 
Appropriations) shall also contain--
          (1) an evaluation, made by such committee, of the regulatory 
        impact which would be incurred in carrying out the bill or joint 
        resolution. The evaluation shall include (A) an estimate of the 
        numbers of individuals and businesses who would be regulated and 
        a determination of the groups and classes of such individuals 
        and businesses, (B) a determination of the economic impact of 
        such regulation on the individuals, consumers, and businesses 
        affected, (C) a determination of the impact on the personal 
        privacy of the individuals affected, and (D) a determination of 
        the amount of additional paperwork that will result from the 
        regulations to be promulgated pursuant to the bill or joint 
        resolution, which determination may include, but need not be 
        limited to, estimates of the amount of time and financial costs 
        required of affected parties, showing whether the effects of the 
        bill or joint resolution could be substantial, as well as 
        reasonable estimates of the recordkeeping requirements that may 
        be associated with the bill or joint resolution; or
          (2) in lieu of such evaluation, a statement of the reasons why 
        compliance by the committee with the requirements of clause (1) 
        is impracticable.
      (c) It shall not be in order for the Senate to consider any such 
bill or joint resolution if the report of the committee on such bill or 
joint resolution does not comply with the provisions of subparagraphs 
(a) and (b) on the objection of any Senator.
    12. Whenever a committee reports a bill or a joint resolution 
repealing or amending any statute or part thereof it shall make a report 
thereon and shall include in such report or in an accompanying document 
(to be prepared by the staff of such committee) (a) the text of the 
statute or part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a 
comparative print of that part of the bill or joint resolution making 
the amendment and of the statute or part thereof proposed to be amended, 
showing by stricken-through type and italics, parallel columns, or other 
appropriate typographical devices the omissions and insertions which 
would be made by the bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form 
recommended by the committee. This paragraph shall not apply to any such 
report in which it is stated that, in the opinion of the committee, it 
is necessary to dispense with the requirements of this subsection to 
expedite the business of the Senate.
    13.(a) Each committee (except the Committee on Appropriations) which 
has legislative jurisdiction shall, in its consideration of all bills 
and joint resolutions of a public character within its jurisdiction, 
endeavor to insure that--
          (1) all continuing programs of the Federal Government and of 
        the government of the District of Columbia, within the 
        jurisdiction of such committee or joint committee, are designed; 
        and
          (2) all continuing activities of Federal agencies, within the 
        jurisdiction of such committee or joint committee, are carried 
        on;
so that, to the extent consistent with the nature, requirements, and 
objectives of those programs and activities, appropriations therefor 
will be made annually.
      (b) Each committee (except the Committee on Appropriations) shall 
with respect to any continuing program within its jurisdiction for which 
appropriations are not made annually, review such program, from time to 
time, in order to ascertain whether such program could be modified so 
that appropriations therefor would be made annually.
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                               Rule XXVII

             RULE XXVII OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE

                             Committee Staff
    1.\1\ Staff members appointed to assist minority members of 
committees pursuant to authority of a resolution described in paragraph 
9 of rule XXVI or other Senate resolution shall be accorded equitable 
treatment with respect to the fixing of salary rates, the assignment of 
facilities, and the accessibility of committee records.
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1981). Pursuant to S. Res. 281, paragraph 1 of rule XXVII was repealed. 
Accordingly, subparagraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of paragraph 2 were 
renumbered as paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively.
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    2. The minority shall receive fair consideration in the appointment 
of staff personnel pursuant to authority of a resolution described in 
paragraph 9 of rule XXVI.
    3. The staffs of committees (including personnel appointed pursuant 
to authority of a resolution described in paragraph 9 of rule XXVI or 
other Senate resolution) should reflect the relative number of majority 
and minority members of committees. A majority of the minority members 
of any committee may, by resolution, request that at least one-third of 
all funds of the committee for personnel (other than those funds 
determined by the chairman and ranking minority member to be allocated 
for the administrative and clerical functions of the committee as a 
whole) be allocated to the minority members of such committee for 
compensation of minority staff as the minority members may decide. The 
committee shall thereafter adjust its budget to comply with such 
resolution. Such adjustment shall be equitably made over a four-year 
period, commencing July 1, 1977, with not less than one-half being made 
in two years. Upon request by a majority of the minority members of any 
committee by resolution, proportionate space, equipment, and facilities 
shall be provided for such minority staff.
    4. No committee shall appoint to its staff any experts or other 
personnel detailed or assigned from any department or agency of the 
Government, except with the written permission of the Committee on Rules 
and Administration.
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                  Administration of Oaths to Witnesses

                 ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS TO WITNESSES\1\
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    \1\Although no form of oath for witnesses is prescribed by Senate 
rule, the customary oath is as follows: ``Do you swear to tell the 
truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?''
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                Title 2, United States Code--The Congress

Sec. 23. Presiding officer of Senate may administer oaths
    The presiding officer, for the time being, of the Senate of the 
United States, shall have power to administer all oaths and affirmations 
that are or may be required by the Constitution, or by law, to be taken 
by any Senator, officer of the Senate, witness, or other person, in 
respect to any matter within the jurisdiction of the Senate.

(Apr. 18, 1876, ch. 66, Sec. 1, 19 Stat. 34.)

Sec. 24. Secretary of Senate or assistant secretary may administer oaths
    The Secretary of the Senate, and the assistant secretary thereof, 
shall, respectively, have power to administer any oath or affirmation 
required by law, or by the rules or orders of the Senate, to be taken by 
any officer of the Senate, and to any witness produced before it.

(Apr. 18, 1876, ch. 66, Sec. 2, 19 Stat. 34; Pub. L. 92-51, July 9, 
1971, 85 Stat. 126.)

Sec. 191. Oaths to witnesses
    The President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, or a chairman of any joint committee established by a 
joint or concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress, or of a 
committee of the whole, or of any committee of either House of Congress, 
is empowered to administer oaths to witnesses in any case under their 
examination.
    Any member of either House of Congress may administer oaths to 
witnesses in any matter depending in either House of Congress of which 
he is a Member, or any committee thereof.

(R.S. Sec. 101; June 26, 1884, ch. 123, 23 Stat. 60; June 22, 1938, ch. 
594, 52 Stat. 942, 943.)
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                         Paying Witness Expenses

                         PAYING WITNESS EXPENSES

                Title 2, United States Code--The Congress

Sec. 195a. Restriction on payment of witness fees or travel and 
                    subsistence expenses to persons subpoenaed by 
                    Congressional committees
    No part of any appropriation disbursed by the Secretary of the 
Senate shall be available on and after July 12, 1960, for the payment to 
any person, at the time of the service upon him of a subpoena requiring 
his attendance at any inquiry or hearing conducted by any committee of 
the Congress or of the Senate or any subcommittee of any such committee, 
of any witness fee or any sum of money as an advance payment of any 
travel or subsistence expense which may be incurred by such person in 
responding to that subpoena.

(Pub. L. 86-628, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 449.)
                                 ______

               S. Res. 259, 100th Cong., 1st Sess. (1987)

                        reimbursement of expenses
    Resolved, That witnesses appearing before the Senate or any of its 
committees may be authorized reimbursement for per diem expenses 
incurred for each day while traveling to and from the place of 
examination and for each day in attendance. Such reimbursement shall be 
made on an actual expense basis which shall not exceed the daily rate 
prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration, unless such 
limitation is specifically waived by such committee. A witness may also 
be authorized reimbursement of the actual and necessary transportation 
expenses incurred by the witness in traveling to and from the place of 
examination.
          * * * * * * *
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
           Criminal and Civil Enforcement of Senate Subpoenas

           CRIMINAL AND CIVIL ENFORCEMENT OF SENATE SUBPOENAS

                Title 2, United States Code--The Congress

Sec. 192. Refusal of witness to testify or produce papers
    Every person who having been summoned as a witness by the authority 
of either House of Congress to give testimony or to produce papers upon 
any matter under inquiry before either House, or any joint committee 
established by a joint or concurrent resolution of the two Houses of 
Congress, or any committee of either House of Congress, willfully makes 
default, or who, having appeared, refuses to answer any question 
pertinent to the question under inquiry, shall be deemed guilty of a 
misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 nor less than 
$100 and imprisonment in a common jail for not less than one month nor 
more than twelve months.

(R.S. Sec. 102; June 22, 1938, ch. 594, 52 Stat. 942.)

Sec. 194. Certification of failure to testify or produce; grand jury 
                    action
    Whenever a witness summoned as mentioned in section 192 of this 
title fails to appear to testify or fails to produce any books, papers, 
records, or documents, as required, or whenever any witness so summoned 
refuses to answer any question pertinent to the subject under inquiry 
before either House, or any joint committee established by a joint or 
concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress, or any committee or 
subcommittee of either House of Congress, and the fact of such failure 
or failures is reported to either House while Congress is in session or 
when Congress is not in session, a statement of fact constituting such 
failure is reported to and filed with the President of the Senate or the 
Speaker of the House, it shall be the duty of the said President of the 
Senate or Speaker of the House, as the case may be, to certify, and he 
shall so certify, the statement of facts aforesaid under the seal of the 
Senate or House, as the case may be, to the appropriate United States 
attorney, whose duty it shall be to bring the matter before the grand 
jury for its action.

(R.S. Sec. 104; July 13, 1936, ch. 884, 49 Stat. 2041; June 22, 1938, 
ch. 594, 52 Stat. 942.)

Sec. 288b. Requirements for authorizing representation activity [by 
                    Senate Legal Counsel]
          * * * * * * *

(b) Civil action to enforce subpoena
    The [Senate Legal] Counsel shall bring a civil action to enforce a 
subpoena of the Senate or a committee or subcommittee of the Senate 
under section 288d of this title only when directed to do so by the 
adoption of a resolution by the Senate.
          * * * * * * *

Sec. 288d. Enforcement of Senate subpoena or order

(a) Institution of civil actions
    When directed to do so pursuant to section 288b(b) of this title, 
the [Senate Legal] Counsel shall bring a civil action under any statute 
conferring jurisdiction on any court of the United States (including 
section 1365 of Title 28), to enforce, to secure a declaratory judgment 
concerning the validity of, or to prevent a threatened failure or 
refusal to comply with, any subpoena or order issued by the Senate or a 
committee or a subcommittee of the Senate authorized to issue a subpoena 
or order.

(b) Actions in name of committees and subcommittees
    Any directive to the [Senate Legal] Counsel to bring a civil action 
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section in the name of a committee or 
subcommittee of the Senate shall, for such committee or subcommittee, 
constitute authorization to bring such action within the meaning of any 
statute conferring jurisdiction on any court of the United States.

(c) Consideration of resolutions authorizing actions
    It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider a resolution to 
direct the [Senate Legal] Counsel to bring a civil action pursuant to 
subsection (a) of this section in the name of a committee or 
subcommittee unless--
          (1) such resolution is reported by a majority of the members 
        voting, a majority being present, of such committee or committee 
        of which such subcommittee is a subcommittee, and
          (2) the report filed by such committee or committee of which 
        such subcommittee is a subcommittee contains a statement of--
                  (A) the procedure followed in issuing such subpoena;
                  (B) the extent to which the party subpoenaed has 
                complied with such subpoena;
                  (C) any objections or privileges raised by the 
                subpoenaed party; and
                  (D) the comparative effectiveness of bringing a civil 
                action under this section, certification of a criminal 
                action for contempt of Congress, and initiating a 
                contempt proceeding before the Senate.

(d) Rules of Senate
    The provisions of subsection (c) of this section are enacted--
          (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate, and, 
        as such, they shall be considered as part of the rules of the 
        Senate, and such rules shall supersede any other rule of the 
        Senate only to the extent that rule is inconsistent therewith; 
        and
          (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of the 
        Senate to change such rules (so far as relating to the procedure 
        in the Senate) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same 
        extent as in the case of any other rule of the Senate.

(e) Committee reports
    A report filed pursuant to subsection (c)(2) of this section shall 
not be receivable in any court of law to the extent such report is in 
compliance with such subsection.
          * * * * * * *

(g) Certification of failure to testify; contempt
    Nothing in this section shall limit the discretion of--
          (1) the President pro tempore of the Senate in certifying to 
        the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia any 
        matter pursuant to section 194 of this title; or
          (2) the Senate to hold any individual or entity in contempt of 
        the Senate.

(Pub. L. 95-521, title VII, Sec. 705(a)-(e), (g), Oct. 26, 1978, 92 
Stat. 1878, 1880, as amended by Pub. L. 99-336, Sec. 6(a)(2), June 19, 
1986, 100 Stat. 639.)
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     Title 28, United States Code--Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

Sec. 1365. Senate actions
    (a) The United States District Court for the District of Columbia 
shall have original jurisdiction, without regard to the amount in 
controversy, over any civil action brought by the Senate or any 
authorized committee or subcommittee of the Senate to enforce, to secure 
a declaratory judgment concerning the validity of, or to prevent a 
threatened refusal or failure to comply with, any subpoena or order 
issued by the Senate or committee or subcommittee of the Senate to any 
entity acting or purporting to act under color or authority of State law 
or to any natural person to secure the production of documents or other 
materials of any kind or the answering of any deposition or 
interrogatory or to secure testimony or any combination thereof. This 
section shall not apply to an action to enforce, to secure a declaratory 
judgment concerning the validity of, or to prevent a threatened refusal 
to comply with, any subpoena or order issued to an officer or employee 
of the executive branch of the Federal Government acting within his or 
her official capacity, except that this section shall apply if the 
refusal to comply is based on the assertion of a personal privilege or 
objection and is not based on a governmental privilege or objection the 
assertion of which has been authorized by the executive branch of the 
Federal Government.
    (b) Upon application by the Senate or any authorized committee or 
subcommittee of the Senate, the district court shall issue an order to 
an entity or person refusing, or failing to comply with, or threatening 
to refuse or not to comply with, a subpoena or order of the Senate or 
committee or subcommittee of the Senate requiring such entity or person 
to comply forthwith. Any refusal or failure to obey a lawful order of 
the district court issued pursuant to this section may be held by such 
court to be a contempt thereof. A contempt proceeding shall be commenced 
by an order to show cause before the court why the entity or person 
refusing or failing to obey the court order should not be held in 
contempt of court. Such contempt proceeding shall be tried by the court 
and shall be summary in manner. The purpose of sanctions imposed as a 
result of such contempt proceeding shall be to compel obedience to the 
order of the court. Process in any such action or contempt proceeding 
may be served in any judicial district wherein the entity or party 
refusing, or failing to comply, or threatening to refuse or not to 
comply, resides, transacts business, or may be found, and subpoenas for 
witnesses who are required to attend such proceeding may run into any 
other district. Nothing in this section shall confer upon such court 
jurisdiction to affect by injunction or otherwise the issuance or effect 
of any subpoena or order of the Senate or any committee or subcommittee 
of the Senate or to review, modify, suspend, terminate, or set aside any 
such subpoena or order. An action, contempt proceeding, or sanction 
brought or imposed pursuant to this section shall not abate upon 
adjournment sine die by the Senate at the end of a Congress if the 
Senate or the committee or subcommittee of the Senate which issued the 
subpoena or order certifies to the court that it maintains its interest 
in securing the documents, answers, or testimony during such 
adjournment.
    [(c) Repealed. Pub. L. 98-620, title IV, Sec. 402(29)(D), Nov. 8, 
1984, 98 Stat. 3359.]
    (d) The Senate or any committee or subcommittee of the Senate 
commencing and prosecuting a civil action or contempt proceeding under 
this section may be represented in such action by such attorneys as the 
Senate may designate.
    (e) A civil action commenced or prosecuted under this section, may 
not be authorized pursuant to the Standing Order of the Senate 
``authorizing suits by Senate Committees'' (S. Jour. 572, May 28, 1928).
    (f) For the purposes of this section the term ``committee'' includes 
standing, select, or special committees of the Senate established by law 
or resolution.

(Added Pub. L. 95-521, title VII, Sec. 705(f)(1), Oct. 26, 1978, 92 
Stat. 1879, Sec. 1364; amended Pub. L. 98-620, title IV, 
Sec. 402(29)(D), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3359; renumbered Sec. 1365, Pub. 
L. 99-336, Sec. 6(a)(1)(B), June 19, 1986, 100 Stat. 638; Pub. L. 104-
292, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3460.)
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                         Immunity for Witnesses

                         IMMUNITY FOR WITNESSES

                Title 2, United States Code--The Congress

Sec. 288b. Requirements for authorizing representation activity [by 
                    Senate Legal Counsel]
          * * * * * * *

(d) Immunity proceedings
    The [Senate Legal] Counsel shall serve as the duly authorized 
representative in obtaining an order granting immunity under section 
288f of this title of--
          (1) the Senate when directed to do so by an affirmative vote 
        of a majority of the Members present of the Senate; or
          (2) a committee or subcommittee of the Senate when directed to 
        do so by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the 
        full committee.
          * * * * * * *
(Pub. L. 95-521, title VII, Sec. 703, Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1877.)

Sec. 288f. Immunity proceedings
    When directed to do so pursuant to section 288b(d) of this title, 
the [Senate Legal] Counsel shall serve as the duly authorized 
representative of the Senate or a committee or subcommittee of the 
Senate in requesting a United States district court to issue an order 
granting immunity pursuant to section 6005 of Title 18.

(Pub. L. 95-521, title VII, Sec. 707, Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1880.)
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       Title 18, United States Code--Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Sec. 6001. Definitions
    As used in this chapter--
          * * * * * * *
          (2) ``other information'' includes any book, paper, document, 
        record, recording, or other material;
          * * * * * * *
(Added Pub. L. 91-452, title II, Sec. 201(a), Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 
926.)

Sec. 6002. Immunity generally
    Whenever a witness refuses, on the basis of his privilege against 
self-incrimination, to testify or provide other information in a 
proceeding before or ancillary to--
          (1) a court or grand jury of the United States,
          (2) an agency of the United States, or
          (3) either House of Congress, a joint committee of the two 
        Houses, or a committee or a subcommittee of either House,
and the person presiding over the proceeding communicates to the witness 
an order issued under this title, the witness may not refuse to comply 
with the order on the basis of his privilege against self-incrimination; 
but no testimony or other information compelled under the order (or any 
information directly or indirectly derived from such testimony or other 
information) may be used against the witness in any criminal case, 
except a prosecution for perjury, giving a false statement, or otherwise 
failing to comply with the order.

(Added Pub. L. 91-452, title II, Sec. 201(a), Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 
927; amended Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330013(4), Sept. 13, 
1994, 108 Stat. 2146.)

Sec. 6005. Congressional proceedings
    (a) In the case of any individual who has been or may be called to 
testify or provide other information at any proceeding before or 
ancillary to either House of Congress, or any committee, or any 
subcommittee of either House, or any joint committee of the two Houses, 
a United States district court shall issue, in accordance with 
subsection (b) of this section, upon the request of a duly authorized 
representative of the House of Congress or the committee concerned, an 
order requiring such individual to give testimony or provide other 
information which he refuses to give or provide on the basis of his 
privilege against self-incrimination, such order to become effective as 
provided in section 6002 of this title.
    (b) Before issuing an order under subsection (a) of this section, a 
United States district court shall find that--
          (1) in the case of a proceeding before or ancillary to either 
        House of Congress, the request for such an order has been 
        approved by an affirmative vote of a majority of the Members 
        present of that House;
          (2) in the case of a proceeding before or ancillary to a 
        committee or a subcommittee of either House of Congress or a 
        joint committee of both Houses, the request for such an order 
        has been approved by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the 
        members of the full committee; and
          (3) ten days or more prior to the day on which the request for 
        such an order was made, the Attorney General was served with 
        notice of an intention to request the order.
    (c) Upon application of the Attorney General, the United States 
district court shall defer the issuance of any order under subsection 
(a) of this section for such period, not longer than twenty days from 
the date of the request for such order, as the Attorney General may 
specify.

(Added Pub. L. 91-452, title II, Sec. 201(a), Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 
928; amended Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII Sec. 330013(4), Sept. 13, 
1994, 108 Stat. 2146; Pub. L. 104-292, Sec. 5, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 
3460; Pub. L. 104-294, title VI, Sec. 605(o), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 
3510.)
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                      False Statements and Perjury

                      FALSE STATEMENTS AND PERJURY

       Title 18, United States Code--Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Sec. 6. Department and agency defined
    As used in this title:
    The term ``department'' means one of the executive departments 
enumerated in section 1 of Title 5, unless the context shows that such 
term was intended to describe the executive, legislative, or judicial 
branches of the government.
          * * * * * * *
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 685.)

Sec. 1001. Statements or entries generally
    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whoever, in any 
matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or 
judicial branch of the Government of the United States, knowingly and 
willfully--
          (1) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or 
        device a material fact;
          (2) makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent 
        statement or representation; or
          (3) makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the 
        same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent 
        statement or entry;
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or if 
the offense involves international or domestic terrorism (as defined in 
section 2331), imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both. If the matter 
relates to an offense under chapter 109A, 109B, 110, or 117, or section 
1591, then the term of imprisonment imposed under this section shall not 
be more than 8 years.
    (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a party to a judicial 
proceeding, or that party's counsel, for statements, representations, 
writings or documents submitted by such party or counsel to a judge or 
magistrate in that proceeding.
    (c) With respect to any matter within the jurisdiction of the 
legislative branch, subsection (a) shall apply only to--
          (1) administrative matters, including a claim for payment, a 
        matter related to the procurement of property or services, 
        personnel or employment practices, or support services, or a 
        document required by law, rule, or regulation to be submitted to 
        the Congress or any office or officer within the legislative 
        branch; or
          (2) any investigation or review, conducted pursuant to the 
        authority of any committee, subcommittee, commission or office 
        of the Congress, consistent with applicable rules of the House 
        or Senate.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 749; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, 
Sec. 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 104-292, 
Sec. 2, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3460; Pub. L. 108-458, title VI, 
Sec. 6703(a), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3766; Pub. L. 109-248, title I, 
141(c), July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 603.)

Sec. 1621. Perjury generally
    Whoever--
          (1) having taken an oath before a competent tribunal, officer, 
        or person, in any case in which a law of the United States 
        authorizes an oath to be administered, that he will testify, 
        declare, depose, or certify truly, or that any written 
        testimony, declaration, deposition, or certificate by him 
        subscribed, is true, willfully and contrary to such oath states 
        or subscribes any material matter which he does not believe to 
        be true; or
          (2) in any declaration, certificate, verification, or 
        statement under penalty of perjury as permitted under section 
        1746 of title 28, United States Code, willfully subscribes as 
        true any material matter which he does not believe to be true;
is guilty of perjury and shall, except as otherwise expressly provided 
by law, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five 
years, or both. This section is applicable whether the statement or 
subscription is made within or without the United States.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 773; Pub. L. 88-619, Sec. 1, Oct. 3, 
1964, 78 Stat. 995; Pub. L. 94-550, Sec. 2, Oct. 18, 1976, 90 Stat. 
2534; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(I), Sept. 13, 1994, 
108 Stat. 2147.)
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                         Obstructing Proceedings

                         OBSTRUCTING PROCEEDINGS

       Title 18, United States Code--Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Sec. 1505. Obstruction of proceedings before departments, agencies, and 
                    committees
          * * * * * * *
    Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening 
letter or communication influences, obstructs, or impedes or endeavors 
to influence, obstruct, or impede the due and proper administration of 
the law under which any pending proceeding is being had before any 
department or agency of the United States, or the due and proper 
exercise of the power of inquiry under which any inquiry or 
investigation is being had by either House, or any committee of either 
House or any joint committee of the Congress--
    Shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than five years 
or, if the offense involves international or domestic terrorism (as 
defined in section 2331), imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 770; Pub. L. 87-664, Sec. 6(a), Sept. 
19, 1962, 76 Stat. 551; Pub. L. 91-452, title IX, Sec. 903, Oct. 15, 
1970, 84 Stat. 947; Pub. L. 94-435, title I, Sec. 105, Sept. 30, 1976, 
90 Stat. 1389; Pub. L. 97-291, Sec. 4(d), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1253; 
Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 
Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 108-458, title VI, Sec. 6703(a), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 
Stat. 3766.)

Sec. 1512. Tampering with a witness, victim, or an informant
    (a)(1) Whoever kills or attempts to kill another person, with intent 
to--
          (A) prevent the attendance or testimony of any person in an 
        official proceeding;
          (B) prevent the production of a record, document, or other 
        object, in an official proceeding; or
          (C) prevent the communication by any person to a law 
        enforcement officer or judge of the United States of information 
        relating to the commission or possible commission of a Federal 
        offense or a violation of conditions of probation, parole, or 
        release pending judicial proceedings;
shall be punished as provided in paragraph (3).
    (2) Whoever uses physical force or the threat of physical force 
against any person, or attempts to do so, with intent to--
          (A) influence, delay, or prevent the testimony of any person 
        in an official proceeding;
          (B) cause or induce any person to--
                (i) withhold testimony, or withhold a record, document, 
                or other object, from an official proceeding;
                (ii) alter, destroy, mutilate, or conceal an object with 
                intent to impair the integrity or availability of the 
                object for use in an official proceeding;
                (iii) evade legal process summoning that person to 
                appear as a witness, or to produce a record, document, 
                or other object, in an official proceeding; or
                (iv) be absent from an official proceeding to which that 
                person has been summoned by legal process; or
          (C) hinder, delay, or prevent the communication to a law 
        enforcement officer or judge of the United States of information 
        relating to the commission or possible commission of a Federal 
        offense or a violation of conditions of probation, supervised 
        release, parole, or release pending judicial proceedings;
shall be punished as provided in paragraph (3).
    (3) The punishment for an offense under this subsection is--
          (A) in the case of a killing, the punishment provided in 
        sections 1111 and 1112;
          (B) in the case of--
                (i) an attempt to murder; or
                (ii) the use or attempted use of physical force against 
                any person;
          imprisonment for not more than 30 years; and
          (C) in the case of the threat of use of physical force against 
        any person, imprisonment for not more than 20 years.
    (b) Whoever knowingly uses intimidation, threatens, or corruptly 
persuades another person, or attempts to do so, or engages in misleading 
conduct toward another person, with intent to--
          (1) influence, delay, or prevent the testimony of any person 
        in an official proceeding;
          (2) cause or induce any person to--
                  (A) withhold testimony, or withhold a record, 
                document, or other object, from an official proceeding;
                  (B) alter, destroy, mutilate, or conceal an object 
                with intent to impair the object's integrity or 
                availability for use in an official proceeding;
                  (C) evade legal process summoning that person to 
                appear as a witness, or to produce a record, document, 
                or other object, in an official proceeding; or
                  (D) be absent from an official proceeding to which 
                such person has been summoned by legal process; or
          (3) hinder, delay, or prevent the communication to a law 
        enforcement officer or judge of the United States of information 
        relating to the commission or possible commission of a Federal 
        offense or a violation of conditions of probation\1\ supervised 
        release,,\2\ parole, or release pending judicial proceedings;
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shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or 
both.
    (c) Whoever corruptly--
        (1) alters, destroys, mutilates, or conceals a record, document, 
        or other object, or attempts to do so, with the intent to impair 
        the object's integrity or availability for use in an official 
        proceeding; or
        (2) otherwise obstructs, influences, or impedes any official 
        proceeding, or attempts to do so,
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or 
both.
    (d) Whoever intentionally harasses another person and thereby 
hinders, delays, prevents, or dissuades any person from--
        (1) attending or testifying in an official proceeding;
        (2) reporting to a law enforcement officer or judge of the 
        United States the commission or possible commission of a Federal 
        offense or a violation of conditions of probation\3\ supervised 
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        (3) arresting or seeking the arrest of another person in 
        connection with a Federal offense; or
        (4) causing a criminal prosecution, or a parole or probation 
        revocation proceeding, to be sought or instituted, or assisting 
        in such prosecution or proceeding;
or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not 
more than 3 years, or both.
    (e) In a prosecution for an offense under this section, it is an 
affirmative defense, as to which the defendant has the burden of proof 
by a preponderance of the evidence, that the conduct consisted solely of 
lawful conduct and that the defendant's sole intention was to encourage, 
induce, or cause the other person to testify truthfully.
    (f) For the purposes of this section--
          (1) an official proceeding need not be pending or about to be 
        instituted at the time of the offense; and
          (2) the testimony, or the record, document, or other object 
        need not be admissible in evidence or free of a claim of 
        privilege.
    (g) In a prosecution for an offense under this section, no state of 
mind need be proved with respect to the circumstance--
          (1) that the official proceeding before a judge, court, 
        magistrate judge, grand jury, or government agency is before a 
        judge or court of the United States, a United States magistrate 
        judge, a bankruptcy judge, a Federal grand jury, or a Federal 
        Government agency; or
          (2) that the judge is a judge of the United States or that the 
        law enforcement officer is an officer or employee of the Federal 
        Government or a person authorized to act for or on behalf of the 
        Federal Government or serving the Federal Government as an 
        adviser or consultant.
    (h) There is extraterritorial Federal jurisdiction over an offense 
under this section.
    (i) A prosecution under this section or section 1503 may be brought 
in the district in which the official proceeding (whether or not pending 
or about to be instituted) was intended to be affected or in the 
district in which the conduct constituting the alleged offense occurred.
    (j) If the offense under this section occurs in connection with a 
trial of a criminal case, the maximum term of imprisonment which may be 
imposed for the offense shall be the higher of that otherwise provided 
by law or the maximum term that could have been imposed for any offense 
charged in such case.
    (k) Whoever conspires to commit any offense under this section shall 
be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense the 
commission of which was the object of the conspiracy.

(Added Pub. L. 97-291, Sec. 4(a), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1249 and 
amended Pub. L. 99-646, Sec. 61, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3614; Pub. L. 
100-690, title VII, Sec. 7029(a), (c), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4397, 
4398; Pub. L 103-322, title VI, Sec. 60018, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1) 
(O), (U), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1975, 2148; Pub. L. 104-214, 
Sec. 1(2), Oct. 1, 1996, 110 Stat. 3017; Pub. L. 104-294, title VI, 
Sec. 604(b)(31), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3508; Pub. L. 107-204, title 
XI, Sec. 1102, July 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 807; Pub. L. 107-273, Div. B., 
title III, Sec. 3001(a)(c)(1), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1803, 1804); 
Pub.L. 110-177, title II,  205, Jan. 7, 2008, 121 Stat. 2537.)

Sec. 1513. Retaliating against a witness, victim, or an informant
    (a)(1) Whoever kills or attempts to kill another person with intent 
to retaliate against any person for--
          (A) the attendance of a witness or party at an official 
        proceeding, or any testimony given or any record, document, or 
        other object produced by a witness in an official proceeding; or
          (B) providing to a law enforcement officer any information 
        relating to the commission or possible commission of a Federal 
        offense or a violation of conditions of probation, supervised 
        release, parole, or release pending judicial proceedings,
  shall be punished as provided in paragraph (2).
      (2) The punishment for an offense under this subsection is--
          (A) in the case of a killing, the punishment provided in 
        sections 1111 and 1112; and
          (B) in the case of an attempt, imprisonment for not more than 
        30 years.
    (b) Whoever knowingly engages in any conduct and thereby causes 
bodily injury to another person or damages the tangible property of 
another person, or threatens to do so, with intent to retaliate against 
any person for--
          (1) the attendance of a witness or party at an official 
        proceeding, or any testimony given or any record, document, or 
        other object produced by a witness in an official proceeding; or
          (2) any information relating to the commission or possible 
        commission of a Federal offense or a violation of conditions of 
        probation, supervised release, parole, or release pending 
        judicial proceedings given by a person to a law enforcement 
        officer;
or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not 
more than 20 years, or both.
    (c) If the retaliation occurred because of attendance at or 
testimony in a criminal case, the maximum term of imprisonment which may 
be imposed for the offense under this section shall be the higher of 
that otherwise provided by law or the maximum term that could have been 
imposed for any offense charged in such case.
    (d) There is extraterritorial Federal jurisdiction over an offense 
under this section.
    (e) Whoever knowingly, with the intent to retaliate, takes any 
action harmful to any person, including interference with the lawful 
employment or livelihood of any person, for providing to a law 
enforcement officer any truthful information relating to the commission 
or possible commission of any Federal offense, shall be fined under this 
title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
    (f) Whoever conspires to commit any offense under this section shall 
be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense the 
commission of which was the object of the conspiracy.
    (g) A prosecution under this section may be brought in the district 
in which the official proceeding (whether pending, about to be 
instituted, or completed) was intended to be affected, or in which the 
conduct constituting the alleged offense occurred.

(Added Pub. L. 97-291, Sec. 4(a), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1250; amended 
Pub. L. 103-322, title VI, Sec. 60017, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(U), 
Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1975, 2148; Pub. L. 104-214, Sec. 1(1), Oct. 
1, 1996, 110 Stat. 3017; Pub. L. 107-204, title XI, Sec. 1107(a), July 
30, 2002, 116 Stat. 810; Pub. L. 107-273, Div. B, title III, 
Sec. 3001(b), (c)(2), title IV, Sec. 4002(b)(4), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 
1804, 1807; Pub.L. 110-177, title II,  204, 206, Jan. 7, 2008, 121 
Stat. 2537.)

Sec. 1515. Definitions for certain provisions; general provisions
    (a) As used in sections 1512 and 1513 of this title and in this 
section--
          (1) the term ``official proceeding'' means--
                  (A) a proceeding before a judge or court of the United 
                States, a United States magistrate judge, a bankruptcy 
                judge, a judge of the United States Tax Court, a special 
                trial judge of the Tax Court, a judge of the United 
                States Court of Federal Claims, or a Federal grand jury;
                  (B) a proceeding before the Congress;
                  (C) a proceeding before a Federal Government agency 
                which is authorized by law; or
                  (D) a proceeding involving the business of insurance 
                whose activities affect interstate commerce before any 
                insurance regulatory official or agency or any agent or 
                examiner appointed by such official or agency to examine 
                the affairs of any person engaged in the business of 
                insurance whose activities affect interstate commerce;
          (2) the term ``physical force'' means physical action against 
        another, and includes confinement;
          (3) the term ``misleading conduct'' means--
                  (A) knowingly making a false statement;
                  (B) intentionally omitting information from a 
                statement and thereby causing a portion of such 
                statement to be misleading, or intentionally concealing 
                a material fact, and thereby creating a false impression 
                by such statement;
                  (C) with intent to mislead, knowingly submitting or 
                inviting reliance on a writing or recording that is 
                false, forged, altered, or otherwise lacking in 
                authenticity;
                  (D) with intent to mislead, knowingly submitting or 
                inviting reliance on a sample, specimen, map, 
                photograph, boundary mark, or other object that is 
                misleading in a material respect; or
                  (E) knowingly using a trick, scheme, or device with 
                intent to mislead;
          (4) the term ``law enforcement officer'' means an officer or 
        employee of the Federal Government, or a person authorized to 
        act for or on behalf of the Federal Government or serving the 
        Federal Government as an adviser or consultant--
                  (A) authorized under law to engage in or supervise the 
                prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of 
                an offense; or
                  (B) serving as a probation or pretrial services 
                officer under this title;
          (5) the term ``bodily injury'' means--
                  (A) a cut, abrasion, bruise, burn, or disfigurement;
                  (B) physical pain;
                  (C) illness;
                  (D) impairment of the function of a bodily member, 
                organ, or mental faculty; or
                  (E) any other injury to the body, no matter how 
                temporary, and
          (6) the term ``corruptly persuades'' does not include conduct 
        which would be misleading conduct but for a lack of a state of 
        mind.
    (b) As used in section 1505, the term ``corruptly'' means acting 
with an improper purpose, personally or by influencing another, 
including making a false or misleading statement, or withholding, 
concealing, altering, or destroying a document or other information.
    (c) This chapter does not prohibit or punish the providing of 
lawful, bona fide, legal representation services in connection with or 
anticipation of an official proceeding.

(Added Pub. L. 97-291, Sec. 4(a), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1252 amended 
Pub. L. 99-646, Sec. 50(b), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3605; Pub. L. 100-
690, title VII, Sec. 7029(b), (d), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4398; Pub. 
L. 103-322, title XXXII, Sec. 320604(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2118; 
Pub. L. 104-292,Sec. 3, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3460; Pub. L. 104-294, 
title VI, Sec. 604(b)(39), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3509.)
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                    Obtaining Tax Return Information

                    OBTAINING TAX RETURN INFORMATION

           Title 26, United States Code--Internal Revenue Code

Sec. 6103. Confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return 
                    information
    (a) General rule.--Returns and return information shall be 
confidential, and except as authorized by this title--

        (1) no officer or employee of the United States,

        (2) no officer or employee of any State, any local law 
        enforcement agency receiving information under subsection 
        (i)(7)(A), any local child support enforcement agency, or any 
        local agency administering a program listed in subsection 
        (l)(7)(D) who has or had access to returns or return information 
        under this section or section 6104(c), and

        (3) no other person (or officer or employee thereof) who has or 
        had access to returns or return information under subsection 
        (e)(1)(D)(iii), subsection (k)(10), paragraph (6), (10), (12), 
        (16), (19), (20), or (21) of subsection (l), paragraph (2) or 
        (4)(B) of subsection (m), or subsection (n),

shall disclose any return or return information obtained by him in any 
manner in connection with his service as such an officer or an employee 
or otherwise or under the provisions of this section. For purposes of 
this subsection, the term ``officer or employee'' includes a former 
officer or employee.

    (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--

        (1) Return.--The term ``return'' means any tax or information 
        return, declaration of estimated tax, or claim for refund 
        required by, or provided for or permitted under, the provisions 
        of this title which is filed with the Secretary by, on behalf 
        of, or with respect to any person, and any amendment or 
        supplement thereto, including supporting schedules, attachments, 
        or lists which are supplemental to, or part of, the return so 
        filed.

        (2) Return information.--The term ``return information'' means--

                (A) a taxpayer's identity, the nature, source, or amount 
                of his income, payments, receipts, deductions, 
                exemptions, credits, assets, liabilities, net worth, tax 
                liability, tax withheld, deficiencies, overassessments, 
                or tax payments, whether the taxpayer's return was, is 
                being, or will be examined or subject to other 
                investigation or processing, or any other data, received 
                by, recorded by, prepared by, furnished to, or collected 
                by the Secretary with respect to a return or with 
                respect to the determination of the existence, or 
                possible existence, of liability (or the amount thereof) 
                of any person under this title for any tax, penalty, 
                interest, fine, forfeiture, or other imposition, or 
                offense,

                (B) any part of any written determination or any 
                background file document relating to such written 
                determination (as such terms are defined in section 
                6110(b)) which is not open to public inspection under 
                section 6110,

                (C) any advance pricing agreement entered into by a 
                taxpayer and the Secretary and any background 
                information related to such agreement or any application 
                for an advance pricing agreement, and

                (D) any agreement under section 7121, and any similar 
                agreement, and any background information related to 
                such an agreement or request for such an agreement,

        but such term does not include data in a form which cannot be 
        associated with, or otherwise identify, directly or indirectly, 
        a particular taxpayer. Nothing in the preceding sentence, or in 
        any other provision of law, shall be construed to require the 
        disclosure of standards used or to be used for the selection of 
        returns for examination, or data used or to be used for 
        determining such standards, if the Secretary determines that 
        such disclosure will seriously impair assessment, collection, or 
        enforcement under the internal revenue laws.

        (3) Taxpayer return information.--The term ``taxpayer return 
        information'' means return information as defined in paragraph 
        (2) which is filed with, or furnished to, the Secretary by or on 
        behalf of the taxpayer to whom such return information relates.
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        (6) Taxpayer identity.--The term ``taxpayer identity'' means the 
        name of a person with respect to whom a return is filed, his 
        mailing address, his taxpayer identifying number (as described 
        in section 6109), or a combination thereof.

        (7) Inspection.--The terms ``inspected'' and ``inspection'' mean 
        any examination of a return or return information.

        (8) Disclosure.--The term ``disclosure'' means the making known 
        to any person in any manner whatever a return or return 
        information.
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    (f) Disclosure to Committees of Congress

        (1) Committee on Ways and Means, Committee on Finance, and Joint 
        Committee on Taxation.--Upon written request from the chairman 
        of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
        Representatives, the chairman of the Committee on Finance of the 
        Senate, or the chairman of the Joint Committee on Taxation, the 
        Secretary shall furnish such committee with any return or return 
        information specified in such request, except that any return or 
        return information which can be associated with, or otherwise 
        identify, directly or indirectly, a particular taxpayer shall be 
        furnished to such committee only when sitting in closed 
        executive session unless such taxpayer otherwise consents in 
        writing to such disclosure.

        (2) Chief of Staff of Joint Committee on Taxation.--Upon written 
        request by the Chief of Staff of the Joint Committee on 
        Taxation, the Secretary shall furnish him with any return or 
        return information specified in such request. Such Chief of 
        Staff may submit such return or return information to any 
        committee described in paragraph (1), except that any return or 
        return information which can be associated with, or otherwise 
        identify, directly or indirectly, a particular taxpayer shall be 
        furnished to such committee only when sitting in closed 
        executive session unless such taxpayer otherwise consents in 
        writing to such disclosure.

        (3) Other committees.--Pursuant to an action by, and upon 
        written request by the chairman of, a committee of the Senate or 
        the House of Representatives (other than a committee specified 
        in paragraph (1)) specially authorized to inspect any return or 
        return information by a resolution of the Senate or the House of 
        Representatives or, in the case of a joint committee (other than 
        the joint committee specified in paragraph (1)) by concurrent 
        resolution, the Secretary shall furnish such committee, or a 
        duly authorized and designated subcommittee thereof, sitting in 
        closed executive session, with any return or return information 
        which such resolution authorizes the committee or subcommittee 
        to inspect. Any resolution described in this paragraph shall 
        specify the purpose for which the return or return information 
        is to be furnished and that such information cannot reasonably 
        be obtained from any other source.

        (4) Agents of committees and submission of information to Senate 
        or House of Representatives

                (A) Committees described in paragraph (1).--Any 
                committee described in paragraph (1) or the Chief of 
                Staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation shall have the 
                authority, acting directly, or by or through such 
                examiners or agents as the chairman of such committee or 
                such chief of staff may designate or appoint, to inspect 
                returns and return information at such time and in such 
                manner as may be determined by such chairman or chief of 
                staff. Any return or return information obtained by or 
                on behalf of such committee pursuant to the provisions 
                of this subsection may be submitted by the committee to 
                the Senate or the House of Representatives, or to both. 
                The Joint Committee on Taxation may also submit such 
                return or return information to any other committee 
                described in paragraph (1), except that any return or 
                return information which can be associated with, or 
                otherwise identify, directly or indirectly, a particular 
                taxpayer shall be furnished to such committee only when 
                sitting in closed executive session unless such taxpayer 
                otherwise consents in writing to such disclosure.

                (B) Other committees.--Any committee or subcommittee 
                described in paragraph (3) shall have the right, acting 
                directly, or by or through no more than four examiners 
                or agents, designated or appointed in writing in equal 
                numbers by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
                such committee or subcommittee, to inspect returns and 
                return information at such time and in such manner as 
                may be determined by such chairman and ranking minority 
                member. Any return or return information obtained by or 
                on behalf of such committee or subcommittee pursuant to 
                the provisions of this subsection may be submitted by 
                the committee to the Senate or the House of 
                Representatives, or to both, except that any return or 
                return information which can be associated with, or 
                otherwise identify, directly or indirectly, a particular 
                taxpayer, shall be furnished to the Senate or the House 
                of Representatives only when sitting in closed executive 
                session unless such taxpayer otherwise consents in 
                writing to such disclosure.
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                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
       Preservation, Confidentiality and Disclosure of Information

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Administration Act of 1984, Pub. L. No. 98-497, 98 Stat. 2280, 
references in rule XI and resolution 474, reprinted below, to the 
General Services Administration or its Administrator should be to the 
National Archives and Records Administration or the Archivist, as the 
case may be, and references to 44 U.S.C. Sec. 2114 should be to 44 
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               Rule XI of the Standing Rules of the Senate
         papers--withdrawal, printing, reading of, and reference
    1. No memorial or other paper presented to the Senate, except 
original treaties finally acted upon, shall be withdrawn from its files 
except by order of the Senate.
    2. The Secretary of the Senate shall obtain at the close of each 
Congress all the noncurrent records of the Senate and of each Senate 
committee and transfer them to the General Services Administration for 
preservation, subject to the orders of the Senate.
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              Rule XXIX of the Standing Rules of the Senate
                           executive sessions
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    5.\2\ Any Senator, officer or employee of the Senate who shall 
disclose the secret or confidential business or proceedings of the 
Senate, including the business and proceedings of the committees, 
subcommittees and offices of the Senate, shall be liable, if a Senator, 
to suffer expulsion from the body; and if an officer or employee, to 
dismissal from the service of the Senate, and to punishment for 
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    6. Whenever, by the request of the Senate or any committee thereof, 
any documents or papers shall be communicated to the Senate by the 
President or the head of any department relating to any matter pending 
in the Senate, the proceedings in regard to which are secret or 
confidential under the rules, said documents and papers shall be 
considered as confidential, and shall not be disclosed without leave of 
the Senate.
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                S. Res. 490, 97th Cong., 2d Sess. (1982)

                               resolution

 To establish a procedure during recesses and adjournments to authorize 
            the production of Senate documents and testimony.
Whereas, by the privileges of the Senate of the United States and Rule 
    XI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, no evidence under the 
    control or in the possession of the Senate can, by the judicial or 
    administrative process, be taken from such control or possession but 
    by permission of the Senate;
Whereas, when it appears that documents, papers, and records under 
    control of or in the possession of the Senate, or the testimony of 
    members, officers, and employees of the Senate concerning their 
    official duties, are needful for the promotion of justice, the 
    Senate will take such action, consistent with the privileges and 
    rights of the Senate, as will promote the ends of justice;
Whereas the Joint Leadership Group, which consists of the majority and 
    minority leaders of the Senate, the President pro tempore, and the 
    chairmen and ranking minority members of the Committee on the 
    Judiciary and the Committee on Rules and Administration, has been 
    established by section 702 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, 
    2 U.S.C. Sec. 288a (Supp. IV 1980);
Whereas the Joint Leadership Group, by two-thirds of its members, may 
    direct the Senate Legal Counsel, pursuant to sections 703(a) and 
    704(a)(2) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, 2 U.S.C. 
    Sec. Sec. 288b and 288c(a)(2) (Supp. IV 1980), to represent the 
    Senate or a committee, subcommittee, member, officer, or employee of 
    the Senate with respect to any subpoena directed to the Senate or a 
    committee, subcommittee, member, officer, or employee of the Senate 
    in their official or representative capacities;
Whereas there is no procedure for authorizing, during periods of recess 
    or adjournment, the production of Senate documents or testimony by 
    members, officers, and employees of the Senate: Now, therefore, be 
    it

    Resolved, That the Joint Leadership Group, by two-thirds of its 
members, may authorize, during periods of recess or adjournment, the 
production of documents, papers, and records under the control or in the 
possession of the Senate, and the testimony of members, officers, and 
employees of the Senate concerning their official duties, when needful 
for the promotion of justice and consistent with the privileges and 
rights of the Senate.
                                 ______

                S. Res. 474, 96th Cong., 2d Sess. (1980)

                               resolution

  Relating to public access to Senate records at the National Archives.
Whereas under rule XI of the Standing Rules of the Senate and section 
    2114 of title 44, United States Code, the Secretary of the Senate is 
    responsible for transferring, at the close of each Congress, all 
    noncurrent records of the Senate and Senate committees to the 
    General Services Administration for preservation;
Whereas such rule and section provide that such records are subject to 
    the orders of the Senate; and
Whereas orderly and timely public access to the Senate's records at the 
    National Archives will greatly contribute to greater public 
    knowledge of and interest in the Senate of the United States: Now, 
    therefore, be it

    Resolved, That any records of the Senate or any committee of the 
Senate which are transferred to the General Services Administration 
under rule XI of the Standing Rules of the Senate and section 2114 of 
title 44, United States Code, and which have been made public prior to 
their transfer may be made available for public use.
    Sec. 2. (a) Subject to such rules or regulations as the Secretary of 
the Senate may prescribe, any other records of the Senate or any 
committee of the Senate which are so transferred may be made available 
for public use--

          (1) in the case of investigative files relating to individuals 
        and containing personal data, personnel records, and records of 
        executive nominations, when such files and records have been in 
        existence for fifty years; and
          (2) in the case of all other such records, when such records 
        have been in existence for twenty years.

    (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), any committee 
of the Senate may, by action of the full committee, prescribe a 
different time when any of its records may be made available for public 
use, under specific conditions to be fixed by such committee, by giving 
notice thereof to the Secretary of the Senate and the Administrator of 
General Services.
    Sec. 3. (a) This resolution shall not be construed to authorize the 
public disclosure of any record pursuant to section 2 if such disclosure 
is prohibited by law or Executive order of the President.
    (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2, the Secretary of 
the Senate may prohibit or restrict the public disclosure of any record 
so transferred, other than any record of a Senate committee, if he 
determines that public disclosure of such record would not be in the 
public interest and so notifies the Administrator of General Services.
    Sec. 4. The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit a copy of this 
resolution to the Administrator of General Services.
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                Title 2, United States Code--The Congress

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Senate employees who are authorized to testify in their official 
capacity in judicial proceedings or who are summoned to jury service. 
The substantive provisions governing jury service may be found in 
authorities not reprinted here. Jury service by Senate officers or 
employees in federal court is governed by 28 U.S.C. 
Sec. Sec. 1863(b)(6)(C), 1869(i) (exempting from jury service persons 
elected to public office and those directly appointed by them). For the 
requirements of jury service by Senate officers and employees in state 
courts, the applicable state law must be consulted. Members of the 
Senate are exempt from service on federal, state, and local juries. 2 
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(a) Definitions
    For purposes of this section--

          (1) ``employee'' means any individual whose pay is disbursed 
        by the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative 
        Officer of the House of Representatives; and
          (2) ``court of the United States'' has the meaning given it by 
        section 451 of Title 28 and includes the United States District 
        Court for the District of the Canal Zone, the District Court of 
        Guam, and the District Court of the Virgin Islands.

(b) Service as juror or witness in connection with a judicial 
                    proceeding; prohibition against reduction of pay
    The pay of an employee shall not be reduced during a period of 
absence with respect to which the employee is summoned (and permitted to 
respond to such summons by the appropriate authority of the House of the 
Congress disbursing his pay), in connection with a judicial proceeding 
by a court or authority responsible for the conduct of that proceeding, 
to serve--

          (1) as a juror; or
          (2) other than as provided in subsection (c) of this section, 
        as a witness on behalf of any party in connection with any 
        judicial proceeding to which the United States, the District of 
        Columbia, or a State or local government is a party;
in the District of Columbia, a State, territory, or possession of the 
United States including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, 
or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. For purposes of this 
subsection, ``judicial proceeding'' means any action, suit, or other 
judicial proceeding, including any condemnation, preliminary, 
informational, or other proceeding of a judicial nature, but does not 
include an administrative proceeding.

(c) Official duty
    An employee is performing official duty during the period with 
respect to which he is summoned (and is authorized to respond to such 
summons by the House of the Congress disbursing his pay), or is assigned 
by such House, to--

          (1) testify or produce official records on behalf of the 
        United States or the District of Columbia; or
          (2) testify in his official capacity or produce official 
        records on behalf of a party other than the United States or the 
        District of Columbia.

(d) Prohibition on receipt of jury or witness fees
    (1) An employee may not receive fees for service--
          (A) as juror in a court of the United States or the District 
        of Columbia; or
          (B) as a witness on behalf of the United States or the 
        District of Columbia.
    (2) If an employee receives an amount (other than travel expenses) 
for service as a juror or witness during a period in which his pay may 
not be reduced under subsection (b) of this section, or for which he is 
performing official duty under subsection (c) of this section, the 
employee shall remit such amount to the officer who disburses the pay of 
the employee, which amount shall be covered into the general fund of the 
Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

(e) Travel expenses
    (1) An employee summoned (and authorized to respond to such summons 
by the House of the Congress disbursing his pay), or assigned by such 
House, to testify or produce official records on behalf of the United 
States is entitled to travel expenses. If the case involves an activity 
in connection with which he is employed, the travel expenses shall be 
paid from funds otherwise available for the payment of travel expenses 
of such House in accordance with travel regulations of that House. If 
the case does not involve such an activity, the department, agency, or 
independent establishment of the United States on whose behalf he is so 
testifying or producing records shall pay to the employee his travel 
expenses out of appropriations otherwise available, and in accordance 
with regulation applicable, to that department, agency, or independent 
establishment for the payment of travel expenses.
    (2) An employee summoned (and permitted to respond to such summons 
by the House of the Congress disbursing his pay), or assigned by such 
House, to testify in his official capacity or produce official records 
on behalf of a party other than the United States, is entitled to travel 
expenses, unless any travel expenses are paid to the employee for his 
appearance by the court, authority, or party which caused him to be 
summoned.

(f) Rules and regulations
    The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the 
Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives are 
authorized to prescribe, for employees of their respective Houses, such 
rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of 
this section.

(g) Congressional consent not conferred for production of official 
                    records or to testimony concerning activities 
                    related to employment
    No provision of this section shall be construed to confer the 
consent of either House of the Congress to the production of official 
records of that House or to testimony by an employee of that House 
concerning activities related to his employment.

(Pub. L. 91-563, Sec. 6, Dec. 19, 1970, 84 Stat. 1478; Pub. L. 94-310, 
Sec. 2, June 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 687; Pub. L. 104-186, title II, 
Sec. 204(74), (75), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1741.)
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REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PAYMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES OF SENATE EMPLOYEES 
                AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE WITNESS SERVICE\4\
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    \4\Approved by the Committee on Rules and Administration, July 23, 
1991.
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    Whenever a Senate employee is summoned to testify in his or her 
official capacity or to produce official records and is authorized to do 
so, either by a Resolution of the Senate or by two-thirds of the Joint 
Leadership Group pursuant to S. Res. 490, 97th Cong., 2d Sess. (1982), 
payment of travel expenses authorized under 2 U.S.C. Sec. [4503]\5\, and 
the advance of such sums as may be necessary for such travel expenses, 
shall be:
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    1. subject to approval by the Chairman of the Committee on Rules and 
Administration;
    2. in accordance with the Senate Travel Regulations; and
    3. paid from the line item resolution and reorganization reserve 
within the appropriation for Miscellaneous Items.
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                   Nomination Consideration Procedure

                   NOMINATION CONSIDERATION PROCEDURE

               S. Res. 116, 112th Cong., 1st Sess. (2011)

                               resolution

  To provide for expedited Senate consideration of certain nominations 
                      subject to advice and consent
    Resolved,

    SECTION 1. PROCEDURE FOR CONSIDERATION.
    (a) Privileged Nominations; Information Requested.--Upon receipt by 
the Senate of a nomination described in section 2, the nomination 
shall--
          (1) be placed on the Executive Calendar under the heading 
        `Privileged Nominations--Information Requested'; and
          (2) remain on the Executive Calendar under such heading until 
        the Executive Clerk receives a written certification from the 
        Chairman of the committee of jurisdiction under subsection (b).
    (b) Questionnaires.--The Chairman of the committee of jurisdiction 
shall notify the Executive Clerk in writing when the appropriate 
biographical and financial questionnaires have been received from an 
individual nominated for a position described in section 2.
    (c) Privileged Nominations; Information Received.--Upon receipt of 
the certification under subsection (b), the nomination shall--
          (1) be placed on the Executive Calendar under the heading 
        `Privileged Nomination--Information Received' and remain on the 
        Executive Calendar under such heading for 10 session days; and
          (2) after the expiration of the period referred to in 
        paragraph (1), be placed on the `Nominations' section of the 
        Executive Calendar.
    (d) Referral to Committee of Jurisdiction.--During the period when a 
nomination described in subsection (a) is listed under the `Privileged 
Nomination--Information Requested' section of the Executive Calendar 
described in section (a)(1) or the `Privileged Nomination--Information 
Received' section of the Executive Calendar described in section 
(c)(1)--
          (1) any Senator may request on his or her own behalf, or on 
        the behalf of any identified Senator that the nomination be 
        referred to the appropriate committee of jurisdiction; and
          (2) if a Senator makes a request described in paragraph (1), 
        the nomination shall be referred to the appropriate committee of 
        jurisdiction.
    SEC. 2. NOMINATIONS COVERED.
    The following nominations for the positions described (including 
total number of individuals to be appointed for the position) shall be 
considered under the provisions of this resolution:
          (1) The Chairman and the Members of the Advisory Board for 
        Cuba Broadcasting (9 Members including Chairman).
          (2) The Chairman and the Members of the Corporation for 
        National and Community Service (15 Members including Chairman).
          (3) The Chairman and the Members of the Federal Retirement 
        Thrift Investment Boards (5 Members including Chairman).
          (4) The Members of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight 
        Board (7 Members).
          (5) The Members of the Board of the Millennium Challenge 
        Corporation (4 Members).
          (6) The Members of the National Council on the Arts (18 
        Members).
          (7) The Members of the National Council for the Humanities (26 
        Members).
          (8) The Members of the Board of Directors of the Overseas 
        Private Investment Corporation (8 Members).
          (9) The Members of the Peace Corps National Advisory Council 
        (15 Members).
          (10) The Chairman, Vice Chairman, and the Members of the Board 
        of Directors for the United States Institute of Peace (12 
        Members including Chairman and Vice Chairman).
          (11) The Members of the Board of Directors of the Federal 
        Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (5 Members).
          (12) The Members of the Board of Directors of the National 
        Consumer Cooperative Bank (3 Members).
          (13) The Members of the Board of Directors of the National 
        Institute of Building Sciences (6 Members).
          (14) The Members of the Board of Directors of the Securities 
        Investor Protection Corporation (5 Members).
          (15) The Members of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan 
        Washington Airport Authority (3 Members).
          (16) The Members of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 
        Corporation Advisory Board (5 Members).
          (17) The Members of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. 
        Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental 
        Policy Foundation (9 Members).
          (18) The Members the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital 
        Insurance Trust Fund (2 Members).
          (19) The Members of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old 
        Age and Survivors Trust Fund and Disability Insurance Trust Fund 
        (2 Members).
          (20) The Members of the Board of Trustees of the Federal 
        Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund (2 Members).
          (21) The Members of the Social Security Advisory Board (3 
        Members).
          (22) The Members of the Board of Directors of the African 
        Development Foundation (7 Members).
          (23) The Members of the Board of Directors of the Inter 
        American Foundation (9 Members).
          (24) The Commissioners of the United States Advisory 
        Commission on Public Diplomacy (7 Members).
          (25) The Members of the Board of Trustees of the Barry 
        Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation (8 
        Members).
          (26) The Members of the Board of Trustees of the Harry Truman 
        Scholarship Foundation (8 Members).
          (27) The Members of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison 
        Memorial Fellowship Foundation (6 Members).
          (28) The Members of the Board of Directors of the Legal 
        Services Corporation (11 Members).
          (29) The Members of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission 
        (2 Members).
          (30) The Members of the Board of Directors of the State 
        Justice Institute (11 Members).
          (31) Chief Financial Officer, from the following:
                  (A) Department of Agriculture.
                  (B) Department of Commerce.
                  (C) Department of Defense.
                  (D) Department of Education.
                  (E) Department of Energy.
                  (F) Department of Environmental Protection Agency.
                  (G) Department of Health and Human Services.
                  (H) Department of Homeland Security.
                  (I) Department of Housing and Urban Development.
                  (J) Department of the Interior.
                  (K) Department of Labor.
                  (L) National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
                  (M) Department of State.
                  (N) Department of Transportation.
                  (O) Department of the Treasury.
                  (P) Department of Veterans Affairs.
          (32) Assistant Secretary for Financial Management of the Air 
        Force.
          (33) Assistant Secretary for Financial Management of the Army.
          (34) Assistant Secretary for Financial Management of Navy.
          (35) Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, 
        Office of Management and Budget.
          (36) Assistant Secretaries or other officials whose primary 
        responsibility is legislative affairs from the following:
                  (A) Department of Agriculture.
                  (B) Department of Energy.
                  (C) Department of Defense.
                  (D) Department of Housing and Urban Development.
                  (E) Department of Commerce.
                  (F) Department of Treasury.
                  (G) Department of State.
                  (H) Department of Health and Human Services.
                  (I) United States Agency for International 
                Development.
                  (J) Department of Education.
                  (K) Department of Labor.
                  (L) Department of Justice.
                  (M) Department of Veterans Affairs.
                  (N) Department of Transportation.
          (37) Commissioner, Rehabilitative Services Administration, 
        Department of Education.
          (38) Commissioner, Administration for Children, Youth, and 
        Families, Department of Health and Human Services.
          (39) Commissioner, Administration for Native Americans, 
        Department of Health and Human Services.
          (40) Federal Coordinator, Alaska Natural Gas Transportation 
        Projects.
          (41) Assistant Secretary for Administration, Department of 
        Commerce.
    SEC. 3. EXECUTIVE CALENDAR.
    The Secretary of the Senate shall create the appropriate sections on 
the Executive Calendar to reflect and effectuate the requirements of 
this resolution.
    SEC. 4. COMMITTEE JUSTIFICATION FOR NEW EXECUTIVE POSITIONS.
    The report accompanying each bill or joint resolution of a public 
character reported by any committee shall contain an evaluation and 
justification made by such committee for the establishment in the 
measure being reported of any new position appointed by the President 
within an existing or new Federal entity.
    SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
    This resolution shall take effect 60 days after the date of adoption 
of this resolution.
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                  V. Federal Tort Claims Act Procedures

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                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                   Federal Tort Claims Act Procedures

                   FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT PROCEDURES

     Title 28, United States Code--Judiciary and Judicial Procedures

Sec. 1346. United States as defendant
          * * * * * * *
    (b)(1) Subject to the provisions of chapter 171 of this title, the 
district courts, together with the United States District Court for the 
District of the Canal Zone and the District Court of the Virgin Islands, 
shall have exclusive jurisdiction of civil actions on claims against the 
United States, for money damages, accruing on and after January 1, 1945, 
for injury or loss of property, or personal injury or death caused by 
the negligent or wrongful act or omission of any employee of the 
Government while acting within the scope of his office or employment, 
under circumstances where the United States, if a private person, would 
be liable to the claimant in accordance with the law of the place where 
the act or omission occurred.
          * * * * * * *
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 933; Apr. 25, 1949, ch. 92, Sec. 2(a), 
63 Stat. 62; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, Sec. 80(a), (b), 63 Stat. 101; July 
7, 1958, Pub. L. 85-508, Sec. 12(e), 72 Stat. 348; Apr. 26, 1996, Pub. 
L. 104-134, title I, 101, 110 Stat. 1321-75; Oct. 26, 1996, Pub.L. 104-
331,  3(b)(1), 110 Stat. 4069; Jan. 4, 2011, Pub. L. 111-350, 
Sec. 5(g)(6), 124 Stat. 3848; Pub. L. 113-4, title XI Sec. 1101(b), Mar. 
7, 2013, 127 Stat. 134.)

Sec. 2401. Time for commencing action against United States
          * * * * * * *
    (b) A tort claim against the United States shall be forever barred 
unless it is presented in writing to the appropriate Federal agency 
within two years after such claim accrues or unless action is begun 
within six months after the date of mailing, by certified or registered 
mail, of notice of final denial of the claim by the agency to which it 
was presented.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 971; Apr. 25, 1949, ch. 92, Sec. 1, 63 
Stat. 62; Sept. 8, 1959, Pub. L. 86-238, Sec. 1(3), 73 Stat. 472; July 
18, 1966, Pub. L. 89-506, Sec. 7, 80 Stat. 307; Nov. 1, 1978, Pub. L. 
95-563, Sec. 14(b), 92 Stat. 2389; Jan. 4, 2011, Pub. L. 111-350, 
Sec. 5(g)(8), 124 Stat. 3848.)

Sec. 2671. Definitions
    As used in this chapter and sections 1346(b) and 2401(b) of this 
title, the term ``Federal agency'' includes the executive departments, 
the judicial and legislative branches, the military departments, 
independent establishments of the United States, and corporations 
primarily acting as instrumentalities or agencies of the United States, 
but does not include any contractor with the United States.
    ``Employee of the government'' includes (1) officers or employees of 
any federal agency, members of the military or naval forces of the 
United States, members of the National Guard while engaged in training 
or duty under section 115, 316, 502, 503, 504, or 505 of title 32, and 
persons acting on behalf of a federal agency in an official capacity, 
temporarily or permanently in the service of the United States, whether 
with or without compensation. . . .
          * * * * * * *
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 982; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, Sec. 124, 
63 Stat. 106; July 18, 1966, Pub. L. 89-506, Sec. 8, 80 Stat. 307; Dec. 
29, 1981, Pub. L. 97-124, Sec. 1, 95 Stat. 1666; Nov. 18, 1988, Pub. L. 
100-694, Sec. 3, 102 Stat. 4564; Oct. 30, 2000, Pub. L. 106-398, 1, 114 
Stat. 1654; Nov. 13, 2000, Pub. L. 106-518, title IV, 401, 114 Stat. 
2421.)

Sec. 2672. Administrative adjustment of claims
    The head of each Federal agency or his designee, in accordance with 
regulations prescribed by the Attorney General, may consider, ascertain, 
adjust, determine, compromise, and settle any claim for money damages 
against the United States for injury or loss of property or personal 
injury or death caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of 
any employee of the agency while acting within the scope of his office 
or employment, under circumstances where the United States, if a private 
person, would be liable to the claimant in accordance with the law of 
the place where the act or omission occurred: Provided, That any award, 
compromise, or settlement in excess of $25,000 shall be effected only 
with the prior written approval of the Attorney General or his designee. 
. . .
          * * * * * * *
    Any award, compromise, or settlement in an amount of $2,500 or less 
made pursuant to this section shall be paid by the head of the Federal 
agency concerned out of appropriations available to that agency. Payment 
of any award, compromise, or settlement in an amount in excess of $2,500 
made pursuant to this section or made by the Attorney General in any 
amount pursuant to section 2677 of this title shall be paid in a manner 
similar to judgments and compromises in like causes and appropriations 
or funds available for the payment of such judgments and compromises are 
hereby made available for the payment of awards, compromises, or 
settlements under this chapter.
    The acceptance by the claimant of any such award, compromise, or 
settlement shall be final and conclusive on the claimant, and shall 
constitute a complete release of any claim against the United States and 
against the employee of the government whose act or omission gave rise 
to the claim, by reason of the same subject matter.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 983; Apr. 25, 1949, ch. 92, Sec. 2(b), 
63 Stat. 62; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, Sec. 125, 63 Stat. 106; Sept. 23, 
1950, ch. 1010, Sec. 9, 64 Stat. 987; Sept. 8, 1959, Pub. L. 86-238, 
Sec. 1(1), 73 Stat. 471; July 18, 1966, Pub. L. 89-506, Sec. Sec. 1, 
9(a), 80 Stat. 306, 308; Nov. 15, 1990, Pub. L. 101-552, Sec. 8(a), 104 
Stat. 2746.)

Sec. 2674. Liability of United States
    The United States shall be liable, respecting the provisions of this 
title relating to tort claims, in the same manner and to the same extent 
as a private individual under like circumstances, but shall not be 
liable for interest prior to judgment or for punitive damages.
          * * * * * * *
    With respect to any claim under this chapter, the United States 
shall be entitled to assert any defense based upon judicial or 
legislative immunity which otherwise would have been available to the 
employee of the United States whose act or omission gave rise to the 
claim, as well as any other defenses to which the United States is 
entitled.
          * * * * * * *
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 983; Nov. 18, 1988, Pub. L. 100-694, 
Sec. Sec. 4, 9(c), 102 Stat. 4564, 4567.)

Sec. 2675. Disposition by federal agency as prerequisite; evidence
    (a) An action shall not be instituted upon a claim against the 
United States for money damages for injury or loss of property or 
personal injury or death caused by the negligent or wrongful act or 
omission of any employee of the Government while acting within the scope 
of his office or employment, unless the claimant shall have first 
presented the claim to the appropriate Federal agency and his claim 
shall have been finally denied by the agency in writing and sent by 
certified or registered mail. The failure of an agency to make final 
disposition of a claim within six months after it is filed shall, at the 
option of the claimant any time thereafter, be deemed a final denial of 
the claim for purposes of this section. The provisions of this 
subsection shall not apply to such claims as may be asserted under the 
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by third party complaint, cross-claim, 
or counterclaim.
          * * * * * * *
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 983; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, Sec. 126, 
63 Stat. 107; July 18, 1966, Pub. L. 89-506, Sec. 2, 80 Stat. 306.)

Sec. 2676. Judgment as bar
    The judgment in an action under section 1346(b) of this title shall 
constitute a complete bar to any action by the claimant, by reason of 
the same subject matter, against the employee of the government whose 
act or omission gave rise to the claim.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 984.)

Sec. 2679. Exclusiveness of remedy
          * * * * * * *
    (b)(1) The remedy against the United States provided by sections 
1346(b) and 2672 of this title for injury or loss of property, or 
personal injury or death arising or resulting from the negligent or 
wrongful act or omission of any employee of the Government while acting 
within the scope of his office or employment is exclusive of any other 
civil action or proceeding for money damages by reason of the same 
subject matter against the employee whose act or omission gave rise to 
the claim or against the estate of such employee. Any other civil action 
or proceeding for money damages arising out of or relating to the same 
subject matter against the employee or the employee's estate is 
precluded without regard to when the act or omission occurred.
    (2) Paragraph (1) does not extend or apply to a civil action against 
an employee of the Government--
          (A) which is brought for a violation of the Constitution of 
        the United States, or
          (B) which is brought for a violation of a statute of the 
        United States under which such action against an individual is 
        otherwise authorized.
    (c) The Attorney General shall defend any civil action or proceeding 
brought in any court against any employee of the Government or his 
estate for any such damage or injury. The employee against whom such 
civil action or proceeding is brought shall deliver within such time 
after date of service or knowledge of service as determined by the 
Attorney General, all process served upon him or an attested true copy 
thereof to his immediate superior or to whomever was designated by the 
head of his department to receive such papers and such person shall 
promptly furnish copies of the pleadings and process therein to the 
United States attorney for the district embracing the place wherein the 
proceeding is brought, to the Attorney General, and to the head of his 
employing Federal agency.
    (d)(1) Upon certification by the Attorney General that the defendant 
employee was acting within the scope of his office or employment at the 
time of the incident out of which the claim arose, any civil action or 
proceeding commenced upon such claim in a United States district court 
shall be deemed an action against the United States under the provisions 
of this title and all references thereto, and the United States shall be 
substituted as the party defendant.
    (2) Upon certification by the Attorney General that the defendant 
employee was acting within the scope of his office or employment at the 
time of the incident out of which the claim arose, any civil action or 
proceeding commenced upon such claim in a State court shall be removed 
without bond at any time before trial by the Attorney General to the 
district court of the United States for the district and division 
embracing the place in which the action or proceeding is pending. Such 
action or proceeding shall be deemed to be an action or proceeding 
brought against the United States under the provisions of this title and 
all references thereto, and the United States shall be substituted as 
the party defendant. This certification of the Attorney General shall 
conclusively establish scope of office or employment for purposes of 
removal.
    (3) In the event that the Attorney General has refused to certify 
scope of office or employment under this section, the employee may at 
any time before trial petition the court to find and certify that the 
employee was acting within the scope of his office or employment. Upon 
such certification by the court, such action or proceeding shall be 
deemed to be an action or proceeding brought against the United States 
under the provisions of this title and all references thereto, and the 
United States shall be substituted as the party defendant. A copy of the 
petition shall be served upon the United States in accordance with the 
provisions of Rule 4(d)(4) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure\1\. 
In the event the petition is filed in a civil action or proceeding 
pending in a State court, the action or proceeding may be removed 
without bond by the Attorney General to the district court of the United 
States for the district and division embracing the place in which it is 
pending. If, in considering the petition, the district court determines 
that the employee was not acting within the scope of his office or 
employment, the action or proceeding shall be remanded to the State 
court.
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Rules of Civil Procedure''.
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(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 984; Sept. 21, 1961, Pub. L. 87-258, 
Sec. 1, 75 Stat. 539; July 18, 1966, Pub. L. 89-506, Sec. 5(a), 80 Stat. 
307; Nov. 18, 1988, Pub. L. 100-694, Sec. Sec. 5, 6, 102 Stat. 4564.)

Sec. 2680. Exceptions
    The provisions of this chapter and section 1346(b) of this title 
shall not apply to--
    (a) Any claim based upon an act or omission of an employee of the 
Government, exercising due care, in the execution of a statute or 
regulation, whether or not such statute or regulation be valid, or based 
upon the exercise or performance or the failure to exercise or perform a 
discretionary function or duty on the part of a federal agency or an 
employee of the Government, whether or not the discretion involved be 
abused.
          * * * * * * *
    (h) Any claim arising out of assault, battery, false imprisonment, 
false arrest, malicious prosecution, abuse of process, libel, slander, 
misrepresentation, deceit, or interference with contract rights: 
Provided, That, with regard to acts or omissions of investigative or law 
enforcement officers of the United States Government, the provisions of 
this chapter and section 1346(b) of this title shall apply to any claim 
arising, on or after the date of the enactment of this proviso, out of 
assault, battery, false imprisonment, false arrest, abuse of process, or 
malicious prosecution. For the purpose of this subsection, 
``investigative or law enforcement officer'' means any officer of the 
United States who is empowered by law to execute searches, to seize 
evidence, or to make arrests for violations of Federal law.
          * * * * * * *
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 984; July 16, 1949, ch. 340, 63 Stat. 
444; Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, Sec. Sec. 2(a)(2), 13(5), 64 Stat. 1038, 
1043; Aug. 18, 1959, Pub. L. 86-168, title II, Sec. 202(b), 73 Stat. 
389; Mar. 16, 1974, Pub. L. 93-253, Sec. 2, 88 Stat. 50; Apr. 25, 2000, 
Pub. L. 106-185, 3(a), 114 Stat. 211; Oct. 6, 2006, Pub. L. 109-304, 
17(f)(4), 120 Stat. 1708.)

                S. Res. 492, 97th Cong., 2d Sess. (1982)

                               resolution
Authorizing the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, with the approval of the 
    Committee on Rules and Administration, to settle certain claims 
    involving Members, officers, and employees of the United States 
    Senate.

    Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, in accordance 
with regulations prescribed by the Attorney General and such regulations 
as the Committee on Rules and Administration may prescribe, may consider 
and ascertain and, with the approval of the Committee on Rules and 
Administration, determine, compromise, adjust, and settle, in accordance 
with the provisions of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, any 
claim for money damages against the United States for injury of loss of 
property or personal injury or death caused by the negligent or wrongful 
act or omission of any Member, officer, or employee of the Senate while 
acting within the scope of his office or employment, under circumstances 
where the United States, if a private person, would be liable to the 
claimant in accordance with the law of the place where the act or 
omission occurred. The Committee on Rules and Administration may, from 
time to time, delegate any or all of its authority under this resolution 
to the chairman. Any compromise, adjustment, or settlement of any such 
claim not exceeding $2,500 shall be paid from the contingent fund of the 
Senate on a voucher approved by the chairman of the Committee on Rules 
and Administration.
    Sec. 2. The Committee on Rules and Administration is authorized to 
issue such regulations as it may determine necessary to carry out the 
provisions of this resolution.
                Authority and Rules of Senate Committees
                                Appendix

                                APPENDIX
    The following Senate publications provide historical background 
about Standing Committees of the Senate.

        Robert C. Byrd, The Senate, 1798-1989, S. Doc. No. 20, 
        100th Cong., 1st Sess. 207-265 (1991)

        The United States Senate Committee on Aeronautical and 
        Space Sciences,  United States Senate: Tenth 
        Anniversary 1958-1968, S. Doc. No. 116, 90th Cong., 2d 
        Sess. (1968)

        The United States Senate Committee on Aeronautical and 
        Space Sciences,  United States Senate: 1958-1976, 94th 
        Cong. 2d Sess., S. Print Vol. 428-1 (1977)

        The United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, 
        Nutrition, and Forestry, 1825-1998: Members, 
        Jurisdiction, and History, S. Doc. No. 24, 105th Cong., 
        2d Sess. (1998)

        A Brief History of the Committee on Agriculture, 
        Nutrition, and Forestry, United States Senate and 
        Landmark Agricultural Legislation, 1825-1986, S. Prt. 
        No. 213, 99th Cong., 2d Sess. (1986)

        Committee on Appropriations, 100th Anniversary, 1867-
        1967,  S. Doc. No. 21, 90th Cong., 1st Sess. (1967)

        Committee on Appropriations, 126th Anniversary, 1867-
        1993, S. Doc. No. 17, 103d Cong., 1st Sess. (1995)

        Committee on Appropriations, 135th Anniversary, 1867-
        2002, S. Doc. No. 13, 107th Cong., 2d Sess. (2002)

        Committee on Appropriations, 138th Anniversary, 1867-
        2005, S. Doc. No. 5, 109th Cong., 1st Sess. (2005)

        Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate: 
        1867-2008, S. Doc. No. 14, 110th Cong., 2d Sess. (2008)

        Committee on Banking and Currency, 50th Anniversary, 
        1913-1963, S. Doc. No. 15, 88th Cong., 1st Sess. (1963)

        Committee on the Budget, United States Senate, 1974-
        2006, S. Doc. No. 24, 109th Cong., 1st Sess. (2006)

        A Brief History of the Senate Committee on Commerce, 
        Science, and Transportation and its Activities Since 
        1947, S. Doc. No. 93, 95th Cong., 2d Sess. (1978)

        History, Membership and Jurisdiction of the Senate 
        Committee on Commerce, 1816-1966, S. Doc. No. 100, 89th 
        Cong., 2d Sess. (1966)

        History of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources, 1816-1988, S. Doc. No. 46, 100th Cong., 2d 
        Sess. (1989)

        History of the Committee on Environment and Public 
        Works, S. Doc. No. 45, 100th Cong., 2d Sess. (1989)

        History of the Committee on Finance, S. Doc. No. 57, 
        91st Cong., 2d Sess. (1970)

        History of the Committee on Finance, S. Doc. No. 27, 
        95th Cong., 1st Sess. (1977)

        History of the Committee on Finance, S. Doc. No. 5, 
        97th Cong., 1st Sess. (1981)

        Committee on Foreign Relations, 160th Anniversary, 
        1816-1976, S. Doc. No. 265, 94th Cong., 2d Sess. (1976)

        Committee on Foreign Relations, 170th Anniversary, 
        1816-1986,  S. Doc. No. 21, 99th Cong., 2d Sess. (1986)

        Committee on Foreign Relations, Millennium Edition 
        1816-2000, S. Doc. No. 28, 105th Cong., 2d Sess. (2000)

        Committee on Government Operations, United States 
        Senate, 50th Anniversary, 1921-1971, S. Doc. No. 31, 
        92d Cong., 1st Sess. (1971)

        History of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on 
        Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
        (1996)

        Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, 
        Committee's History, Jurisdiction, and a Summary of its 
        Accomplishments During the 87th, 88th, 89th, 90th and 
        91st Congresses,  S. Print Vol. 639 (1971)

        History of the Committee on the Judiciary Together With 
        Chairmen and Members Assigned Thereto 1816-1962, S. 
        Print Vol. 83-7 (1962)

        History of the Committee on the Judiciary Together With 
        Chairmen and Members Assigned Thereto 1816-1966  S. 
        Print Vol. 138-9 (1966)

        History of the Committee on the Judiciary United States 
        Senate, S. Doc. No. 78, 90th Cong., 2d Sess. (1968)

        History of the Committee on the Judiciary, 1816-1976, 
        S. Doc. No. 227, 94th Cong., 2d Sess. (1976)

        History of the Committee on the Judiciary, 1816-1981, 
        S. Doc. No. 18, 97th Cong., 1st Sess. (1982)

        Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, United States 
        Senate, 100th Anniversary, 1869-1969,  S. Doc. No. 71, 
        96th Cong., 2d Sess. (1980)

        History of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, 
        1869-1979, S. Doc. No. 71, 96th Cong., 2d Sess. (1980)

        Legislative History of the Select Committee on 
        Nutrition and Human Needs, S. Print Vol. 410-8 (1976)

        History of the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        S. Doc. No. 27, 96th Cong., 1st Sess. (1980)

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